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Wireshark LDSS Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.5
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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 buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to heap-based buffer overflow in 'dissect_ldss_transfer()' function (epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c) in the LDSS dissector, which allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an LDSS packet with a long digest line.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 1.2.0 to 1.2.12 and 1.4.0 to 1.4.1
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.4.2 or 1.2.13 later.