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Wireshark ASTERIX And DHCPv6 Dissector Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
5.0
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws exist due to, - An integer overflow error in the 'epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c' script. - An integer overflow error in the 'epan/dissectors/packet-dhcpv6.c' script.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 2.2.0 to 2.2.3 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.9 on Mac OS X.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.4 or 2.0.10 or later.