Security readout for executives and security teams
This issue can make vulnerable Wireshark versions crash while decoding certain DNS data. It affects Wireshark analysis tools, not a server-side Wireshark service. Business impact is mainly disruption to network/security investigation workflows and possible analyst workstation instability when inspecting untrusted captures or live traffic. Exposure is most likely on analyst workstations, jump boxes, or forensic systems running affected Wireshark versions and processing DNS traffic or packet captures. Public-service exposure is not indicated by the provided sources. Treat as a targeted operational reliability issue for security tooling. Prioritize remediation where teams routinely inspect untrusted captures or live network traffic. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark to a vendor-supported version outside the affected ranges.; Apply relevant distribution security updates, including Debian or openSUSE updates where applicable.; Avoid processing untrusted packet captures on vulnerable Wireshark installations..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-29.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=4425716ddba99374749bd033d9bc0f4add2fb973CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14681CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- [debian-lts-announce] 20190115 [SECURITY] [DLA 1634-1] wireshark security updateCVE reference · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST
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