CVE-2019-10901 Null dereference in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

A null pointer dereference in the LDSS dissector allows attackers to crash Wireshark by sending malicious network traffic.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-10901?

CVE-2019-10901 is a high-severity vulnerability in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published on 9 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.13, 2.6.0 to 2.6.7, and 3.0.0, the LDSS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c by handling file digests properly.

Weakness: CWE-476

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10901?

It affects 5 products.

Products include Canonical Ubuntu Linux, Debian Debian Linux, Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2019-10901?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Is CVE-2019-10901 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10901 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Canonical Ubuntu Linux vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-10901, GHSA-43hv-6q24-6vmv, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-10901.

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