Memory leak in wireshark (Alpine package)
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-9431 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-401 |
| 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) Memory leak
EUVDB-ID: #VU25642
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-9431
CWE-ID:
CWE-401 - Missing release of memory after effective lifetime
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in LTE RRC dissector within "epan/dissectors/packet-lte-rrc.c". A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform denial of service attack.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionswireshark (Alpine package): 2.6.2-r0 - 3.0.8-r0
External linkshttp://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=ab830b3f447d2a610a5b4af655787e7c1a2a1a27
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7dda53dda2a2bc455236263e82c522fde5230cc7
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.
