SB2020070233 - Infinite loop in wireshark (Alpine package) 



SB2020070233 - Infinite loop in wireshark (Alpine package)

Published: July 2, 2020

Security Bulletin ID SB2020070233
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15466)

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

The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the GVCP dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted packet trace file to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.