wireshark: reachable assertion in fast_ensure_contiguous() from 6LoWPAN dissector
Published Jan 8, 2019
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.42%
Description
In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.5, the 6LoWPAN dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-6lowpan.c by avoiding use of a TVB before its creation.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 8.0
- 9.0
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wireshark
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wireshark | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (14 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01424) | 71.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.42% (0.01424) | 69.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.18% (0.00183) | 37.80th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 60.77th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 31, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00218) | 59.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 2, 2024 | 0.21% (0.00213) | 59.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.15% (0.00155) | 50.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 61.76th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.18% (0.01183) | 58.77th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 4.71% (0.04713) | 74.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 85.01th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 7.85% (0.07855) | 84.84th | v1 |
| Jan 5, 2022 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 76.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.86% (0.01865) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (12)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106482 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-5716 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15217 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1667579 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=2b2eea1793dbff813896e1ae9dff1bedb39ee010 x_refsource_MISC
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00022.html mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-5716
- https://seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Mar/35 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-5716
- https://www.debian.org/security/2019/dsa-4416 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-01.html x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Change history (0)
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