SB2019091319 - Infinite loop in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: September 13, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2019091319
CSH Severity
Medium
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-2019-16319)
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:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop in Gryphon dissector when processing network packets in the "plugins/epan/gryphon/packet-gryphon.c" file. A remote attacker can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.