Resource management error in wireshark (Alpine package)



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-12295
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 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) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU20968

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12295

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error when processing untrusted data in the Wireshark dissection engine in epan/packet.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to view the malformed packet trace file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

wireshark (Alpine package): 2.4.2-r0 - 2.6.8-r0

CPE2.3 External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=9aefdc0c3b67fe978b7894a044f8dc52b9c8b0bf
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=141e382b78aecb26b034a8c1b5e7bcf1fa04121b
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=e5bce08f307d563f1c82d22257e76bf9f0bf48fe
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=2577e96215c480a381a7d1b806c25e310d7bea52


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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