SB20200310142 - Input validation error in wireshark (Alpine package)
Published: March 10, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB20200310142
Severity
Low
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-2020-9428)
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 in EAP dissector within "epan/dissectors/packet-eap.c" . A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.