Improper input validation in wireshark (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2017-11408
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		wireshark (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU9650

Risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11408

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to an error in the AMQP dissector in epan/dissectors/packet-amqp.c when processing network packets. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted packet and crash the vulnerable application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

wireshark (Alpine package): 2.0.13-r0

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2a0bb1bc0f4b5fe959ffb880e4fc6c9813646d92
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=49f1447e7072d7cd1ffe2264b4957c9329c197c8
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=503430618f9e1c945ea229eeadfff168ecc16a59
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9efd6940e9003328ec81bdb39bef7f46745e96dd


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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