SB2018043031 - Heap-based buffer overflow in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: April 30, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018043031
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) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-9261)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-nbap.c due to prohibiting the self-linking of DCH-IDs. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted packet trace file, trigger infinite loop and heap-based buffer overflow and cause the NBAP dissector to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.