SB2018031942 - Memory corruption in wireshark (Alpine package)



SB2018031942 - Memory corruption in wireshark (Alpine package)

Published: March 19, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018031942
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-7337)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c when recursive algorithm had been used for concatenated PDUs. A remote attacker can cause the DOCSIS protocol dissector to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.