SB2021013003 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark
Published: January 30, 2021 Updated: February 1, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021013003
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
2
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22173)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak within USB HID dissector. A remote attacker can force the application to leak memory and perform denial of service attack.
2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22174)
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 USB HID dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.