SB2018073036 - Improper input validation in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: July 30, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018073036
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) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-14340)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.
The weakness exists due to a flaw when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a malformed packet trace file and cause the dissectors that support zlib decompression to crash.
The weakness exists due to a flaw when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a malformed packet trace file and cause the dissectors that support zlib decompression to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.