SB2012061105 - Resource management error in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: June 11, 2012
Security Bulletin ID
SB2012061105
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Adjecent network
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource management error (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-2392)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=67bcf52b0131b59b4461ab5d09296c5c37c1e1b5
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=75ec09fd8cd4f2b45805710926ec9055fe2aaca2
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=81fafbff3d179b0036765ee463d33a6c753c7f67
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=1ad9b0fb8b0185e4b33952ae8315f64a7848cb69