SB2018020839 - Null pointer dereference in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: February 8, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018020839
Severity
Low
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) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2017-17997)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c due to the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. A remote attacker can trigger NULL pointer dereference and cause the service to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.