SB2017061391 - Infinite loop in wireshark (Alpine package) 



SB2017061391 - Infinite loop in wireshark (Alpine package)

Published: June 13, 2017

Security Bulletin ID SB2017061391
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-9346)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to infinite loop in the SoulSeek dissector when making loop bounds more explicit. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet epan/dissectors/packet-slsk.c onto the wire or persuade the target user to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the application to crash.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability results in denial of service.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.