Input validation error in wireshark (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-19553 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-20 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
wireshark (Alpine package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Alpine Linux Development Team |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Input validation error
EUVDB-ID: #VU23405
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-19553
CWE-ID:
CWE-20 - Improper input validation
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in CMS dissector. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted traffic or pass a specially crafted file to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswireshark (Alpine package): 2.6.2-r0 - 3.0.6-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b834bd1f6e230d01c69ccd2454c0930754818d2e
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=033e23316cfe3ab0fb844b1dfce8168a9f5f0ce6
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ee5f683834504cf903cf67488d9cbfe88593797c
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7cebf230d168a5d9d2b48a4c5eb839f44e3637ed
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.
