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Wireshark Multiple Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities-01 July15 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Family
Family
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
Solution Type
Solution Type
Created
Created
Modified
Modified
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws exists due to, - The 'epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c' script in the GSM DTAP dissector does not properly validate digit characters. - The 'dissect_wccp2r1_address_table_info' function in 'epan/dissectors/packet-wccp.c' script in the WCCP dissector does not properly determine whether enough memory is available for storing IP address strings.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 1.12.x before 1.12.6 on Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade Wireshark to version 1.12.6 or later.