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
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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

CVSSv3.1: 4.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

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

http://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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