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Wireshark MS-WSP Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability(wnpa-sec-2018-47)-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
5 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 an insufficient validation of user-supplied input processed by Microsoft Windows Search Protocol (MS-WSP) dissector component.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, 2.4.0 to 2.4.9 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark 2.6.4, 2.4.10 or later. Please see the references for more information.