RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file
Weakness
The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 3.6.0 (including) | 3.6.17 (excluding) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 4.0.0 (including) | 4.0.9 (excluding) |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | lunar | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | mantic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
References
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19322
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-27.html
- https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19322
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/34DBP5P2RHQ7XUABPANYYMOGV5KS6VEP/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/MADSCHKZSCKQ5NLIX3UMOIJD2JZ65L4V/
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202402-09
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-27.html