SB2020090131 - Double Free in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: September 1, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020090131
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) Double Free (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-17498)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Kafka dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger double free error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.