OpenSUSE Linux update for wireshark



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-13619
CWE-ID CWE-20
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Opensuse
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

Vendor SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU19319

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13619

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 insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the ASN.1 BER dissector in epan/asn1.c. A remote attacker can send malicious traffic to the affected application and perform a denial of service attack.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Vulnerable software versions

Opensuse: 15.0 - 15.1

CPE2.3 External links

https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-08/msg00068.html


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user 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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