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Wireshark Pcapng File Parser Denial-of-Service Vulnerability Nov15 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
8 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 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 error in 'pcapng_read_if_descr_block' function in 'wiretap/pcapng.c' script within the pcapng parser which uses too many levels of pointer indirection.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 1.12.x before 1.12.8 on Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.8 or later.