Unchecked Return Value Affecting wireshark package, versions <3.2.2-3.35.2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES150-WIRESHARK-2745586
  • published14 Apr 2022
  • disclosed8 Apr 2020

Introduced: 8 Apr 2020

CVE-2019-10902  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-252  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:15.0 wireshark to version 3.2.2-3.35.2 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 SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:15.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 3.0.0, the TSDNS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-tsdns.c by splitting strings safely.