Vulnerability identifier: #VU40760
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the wiretap/logcat.c function in the Android Logcat file parser file. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and crash the affected application.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Wireshark: 1.12.0 - 1.12.4
External links
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/74837
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-18.html
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11188
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=b3b1f7c3aa2233a147294bad833b748d38fba84d
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201510-03
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.