SB2018031922 - Infinite loop in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: March 19, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031922
Severity
Low
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) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7321)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper proceeding with dissection after encountering an unexpected type. A remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop in epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.