CVE-2019-10897
Published: 9 April 2019
In Wireshark 3.0.0, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c by detecting cases in which the bit offset does not advance.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| msalvatore | Only affects 3.0.0 |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
wireshark Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
bionic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
| cosmic |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| disco |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| trusty |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| upstream |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
|
| xenial |
Not vulnerable
(code not present)
|
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.5 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | None |
| Integrity impact | None |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |