SB2018111223 - Fedora 29 update for wireshark



SB2018111223 - Fedora 29 update for wireshark

Published: November 12, 2018 Updated: April 24, 2025

Security Bulletin ID SB2018111223
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 7
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 7 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16056)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c source code file of the affected software does not verify that a dissector for a specific universally unique identifier (UUID) exists. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet into a network, to be processed by the affected application, or trick the victim into opening a malicious packet trace file and cause the Bluetooth ATT dissector component to crash.


2) Memory corruption (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16057)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to boundary error in the ieee80211_radiotap_iterator_next() function, as defined in the epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c source code file. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet into a network, to be processed by the affected application, or trick the victim into opening a malicious packet trace file and cause the Radiotap dissector component to crash.


3) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-16058)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to the epan/dissectors/packet-btavdtp.c source code file of the affected software improperly initializes a data structure. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet into a network, to be processed by the affected application, or trick the victim into opening a malicious packet trace file and cause the AVDTP dissector component to crash.


4) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18227)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet into a network, to be processed by the affected application, or trick the victim into opening a malicious packet trace file and cause the MS-WSP dissector component to crash.


5) Memory leak (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18226)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to obtain potentially sensitive information on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to memory leak in the Steam IHS Discovery dissector when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet into a network, to be processed by the affected application, or trick the victim into opening a malicious packet trace file and gain access to arbitrary data.


6) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-18225)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet into a network, to be processed by the affected application, or trick the victim into opening a malicious packet trace file and cause the CoAP dissector component to crash.


7) Improper input validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12086)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can inject a malformed packet into a network, to be processed by the affected application, or trick the victim into opening a malicious packet trace file and cause the OpcUa dissector component to crash.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.