SB2018061153 - Buffer overflow in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: June 11, 2018
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018061153
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) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11360)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.The weakness exists in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c due to off-by-one error. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet onto the wire or convince someone to read a malformed packet trace file, trigger buffer overflow and cause the GSM A DTAP dissector to crash.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.