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Wireshark 3.0.0 to 3.0.2, 2.6.0 to 2.6.9, and 2.4.0 to 2.4.15 DoS Vulnerability (Linux)
Information
Severity
Severity
Low
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
3.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
If an attacker injects a malformed packet onto the wire or convinces someone to read a malformed packet trace file, the ASN.1 BER and related dissectors could crash.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark versions 2.4.0 through 2.4.15, 2.6.0 through 2.6.9 and 3.0.0 through 3.0.2.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.4.16, 2.6.10 or 3.0.3 respectively.