SB2020012741 - Input validation error in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: January 27, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2020012741
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) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7045)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the BT ATT dissector. A remote attacker can send specially crafted data and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=7dda53dda2a2bc455236263e82c522fde5230cc7
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=a7f3aa5e0ad93d7a3f9f44a7c305f06fd8f287bc
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=b834bd1f6e230d01c69ccd2454c0930754818d2e
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=033e23316cfe3ab0fb844b1dfce8168a9f5f0ce6