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CVE-2019-10897

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  • Published2019-04-09
  • WeaknessCWE-835

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Description

In Wireshark 3.0.0, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c by detecting cases in which the bit offset does not advance.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-04-0904:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Wireshark
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.0= 3.0.0no fix published
Fedoraproject fedora
BranchAffectedFixed in
29.x= 29no fix published
30.x= 30no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • libmaxminddbSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15all versions · fixed in 1.4.2-1.3.1
  • libmaxminddbSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSSall versions · fixed in 1.4.2-1.3.1
  • libmaxminddbSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1all versions · fixed in 1.4.2-1.3.1
  • libmaxminddbSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSSall versions · fixed in 1.4.2-1.3.1
  • libmaxminddbSUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOSall versions · fixed in 1.4.2-1.3.1
  • libmaxminddbopenSUSE:Leap 15.1all versions · fixed in 1.4.2-lp151.3.3.1
  • spandspSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15all versions · fixed in 0.0.6-3.2.1
  • spandspSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSSall versions · fixed in 0.0.6-3.2.1

29 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2019-10897 Red Hat Product Security

    wireshark: IEEE 802.11 dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2019-11 )

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Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published
2019-04-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-6pcq-q2q7-f4ww

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10897?

In Wireshark 3.0.0, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c by detecting cases in which the bit offset does not advance.

Is CVE-2019-10897 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2019-10897 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.6% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2019-10897?

CVE-2019-10897 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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