openEuler 20.03 LTS update for wireshark-2.6.2-7
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 2 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-15466 CVE-2020-13164 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-835 CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
openEuler Operating systems & Components / Operating system wireshark-help Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component wireshark-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component wireshark-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component wireshark-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component wireshark Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | openEuler |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.
1) Infinite loop
EUVDB-ID: #VU29492
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:P/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-15466
CWE-ID:
CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to infinite loop within the GVCP dissector. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted packet trace file to the application, consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS
wireshark-help: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark-devel: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark-debugsource: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark-debuginfo: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark: before 2.6.2-9
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1046
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. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU28181
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-2020-13164
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources in NFS dissector. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick a victim to read a malformed packet trace file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's repository.
Vulnerable software versionsopenEuler: 20.03 LTS
wireshark-help: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark-devel: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark-debugsource: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark-debuginfo: before 2.6.2-9
wireshark: before 2.6.2-9
External linkshttp://www.openeuler.org/en/security/security-bulletins/detail/?id=openEuler-SA-2020-1046
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.
