Numeric Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.0.5-r0


0.0
medium

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.35% (72nd percentile)
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NVD
5.9 medium
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Red Hat
5.9 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-ALPINE317-WIRESHARK-3144714
  • published 6 Aug 2016
  • disclosed 6 Aug 2016

How to fix?

Upgrade Alpine:3.17 wireshark to version 2.0.5-r0 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Alpine. See How to fix? for Alpine:3.17 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and 2.x before 2.0.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack-based buffer overflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.