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Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is caused by an error in the DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) dissector when processing malformed data. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a malformed packet trace file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark Version 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and Wireshark Version 1.2.0 through 1.2.7
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark 1.2.8 or 1.0.13.