Arch Linux update for wireshark-common



Published: 2018-05-25 | Updated: 2018-05-29
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 9
CVE-ID CVE-2018-11354
CVE-2018-11355
CVE-2018-11356
CVE-2018-11357
CVE-2018-11358
CVE-2018-11359
CVE-2018-11360
CVE-2018-11361
CVE-2018-11362
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-120
CWE-476
CWE-400
CWE-416
CWE-126
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
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Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 9 vulnerabilities.

1) Improper input validation

EUVDB-ID: #VU13026

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11354

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the IEEE 1905.1a dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13027

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11355

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger memory corruption and cause the RTCP dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

3) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU13028

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11356

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the DNS dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

4) Resource exhaustion

EUVDB-ID: #VU13029

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11357

CWE-ID: CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in epan/tvbuff.c due to improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger resource exhaustion and cause the LTP dissector and other dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

5) Use-after-free error

EUVDB-ID: #VU13030

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11358

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-q931.c due to use-after-free memory error. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger memory corruption and cause the Q.931 dissector and other dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

6) Null pointer dereference

EUVDB-ID: #VU13031

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11359

CWE-ID: CWE-476 - NULL Pointer Dereference

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in epan/proto.c due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the RRC dissector and other dissectors to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

7) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13032

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11360

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c due to off-by-one error. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger buffer overflow and cause the GSM A DTAP dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

8) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU13033

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11361

CWE-ID: CWE-120 - Buffer overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in epan/crypt/dot11decrypt.c due to buffer overflow during FTE processing in Dot11DecryptTDLSDeriveKey. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger memory corruption and cause the IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

9) Buffer over-read

EUVDB-ID: #VU13034

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11362

CWE-ID: CWE-126 - Buffer over-read

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c due to buffer over-read upon encountering a missing '' character. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger memory corruption and cause the LDSS dissector to crash.

Mitigation

Update the affected package wireshark-common to version 2.6.1-1.

Vulnerable software versions

Arch Linux: All versions

CPE2.3 External links

http://security.archlinux.org/advisory/ASA-201805-24


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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