#VU14112 Infinite loop in Wireshark
Vulnerability identifier: #VU14112
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-835
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Description
The weakness exists due to an infinite loop when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or trick the victim into reading a malformed packet trace file, consume excessive CPU resources and cause the Bazaar protocol dissector to crash.
Mitigation
The vulnerability is addressed in the versions 2.6.2, 2.4.8, 2.2.16
Vulnerable software versions
Wireshark: 2.6.0 - 2.6.1, 2.4.0 - 2.4.7, 2.2.0 - 2.2.15
External links
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-40.html
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.
