SB2018031932 - Infinite loop in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: March 19, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018031932
CSH 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 vulnerability.
1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7331)
CWE-ID: CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper validating of a length. A remote attacker can trigger an infinite loop in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.