# CVE-2019-10898: In Wireshark 3.0.0, the GSUP dissector could go into an infinite loop.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2019-04-09 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

In Wireshark 3.0.0, the GSUP dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_gsup.c by rejecting an invalid Information Element length.

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## References

- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-12.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15585
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f80b7d1b279fb6c13f640019a1bbc42b18bf7469
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107836
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PU3QA2DUO3XS24QE24CQRP4A4XQQY76R/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4LYIOOQIMFQ3PA7AFBK4DNXHISTEYUC5/
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-03/msg00027.html

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