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Wireshark 'File_read_line' Function Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
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
6 years ago
Modified
Modified
4 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to a buffer underflow error in 'File_read_line' function in 'epan/wslua/wslua_file.c' file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version through 2.2.11 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update Wireshark to version 2.2.12 or later.