SB2013112621 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: November 26, 2013
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013112621
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-5718)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_nbap_T_dCH_ID function in epan/dissectors/packet-nbap.c in the NBAP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.10 and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 does not restrict the dch_id value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.