SB2018061152 - Null pointer dereference in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: June 11, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018061152
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) Null pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11359)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in epan/proto.c due to NULL pointer dereference. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file and cause the RRC dissector and other dissectors to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.