SB2018043035 - Memory leak in wireshark (Alpine package)



SB2018043035 - Memory leak in wireshark (Alpine package)

Published: April 30, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018043035
Severity
Medium
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 leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9267)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-lapd.c due to memory leak. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file and cause the TN3270, ISUP, LAPD, SMB2, GIOP, ASN.1, MIME multipart, H.223, and PCP dissectors to crash.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.