SB2013072919 - Resource management error in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: July 29, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013072919
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4931)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet that is not properly handled by the GSM RR dissector.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.