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Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (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
- An error in the DICOM dissector can be exploited to cause an infinite loop when processing certain malformed packets. - An error when processing a Diameter dictionary file can be exploited to cause the process to crash. - An error when processing a snoop file can be exploited to cause the process to crash. - An error when processing compressed capture data can be exploited to cause the process to crash. - An error when processing a Visual Networks file can be exploited to cause the process to crash.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark versions 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.2.17 or 1.4.7 or later.