Vulnerability identifier: #VU20968
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 3.8 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-399
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Wireshark.org
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
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Wireshark: 3.0.0 - 3.0.1, 2.6.0 - 2.6.8, 2.4.0 - 2.4.14
External links
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=7b6e197da4c497e229ed3ebf6952bae5c426a820
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-19.html
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.