Ubuntu update for Wireshark

Published: 2019-09-18

Risk	Medium
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2019-12295 CVE-2019-13619
CWE-ID	CWE-399 CWE-20
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	wireshark (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	Canonical Ltd.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU20968

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-12295

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to unspecified error when processing untrusted data in the Wireshark dissection engine in epan/packet.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to view the malformed packet trace file and crash the application.

Mitigation

Update the affected packages.

Ubuntu 19.04: libwireshark-data - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; libwireshark11 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; libwiretap8 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; libwscodecs2 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; libwsutil9 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; tshark - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; wireshark - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; wireshark-common - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; wireshark-gtk - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0; wireshark-qt - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu19.04.0
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libwireshark-data - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; libwireshark11 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; libwiretap8 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; libwscodecs2 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; libwsutil9 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; tshark - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; wireshark - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; wireshark-common - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; wireshark-gtk - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0; wireshark-qt - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu18.04.0
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libwireshark-data - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; libwireshark11 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; libwiretap8 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; libwscodecs2 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; libwsutil9 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; tshark - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; wireshark - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; wireshark-common - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; wireshark-gtk - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0; wireshark-qt - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0

Vulnerable software versions

wireshark (Ubuntu package): 1.2.6-1 - 2.6.10-1~ubuntu16.04.0

CPE2.3

External links

https://usn.ubuntu.com/4133-1/

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) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU19319

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13619

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation