CVE-2019-10902 Null dereference in n/a
High 7.5
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-10902 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2019-10902 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 Apr 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10902 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Fedoraproject Fedora. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10902/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-10902/index.md)
A flaw in the TSDNS dissector allows attackers to crash Wireshark by sending malformed network packets.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-10902?
CVE-2019-10902 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, 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 3.0.0, the TSDNS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-tsdns.c by splitting strings safely.
Weakness: CWE-252
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-10902?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2019-10902?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2019-10902 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-10902 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fedoraproject Fedora
Sources
Also known as GHSA-grp6-r7rq-fpc3.