Wireshark ANSI A MAP Files Denial of Service Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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 denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is caused to an infinite loop was found in the way ANSI A interface dissector of the Wireshark network traffic analyzer processed certain ANSI A MAP capture files. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious packet capture file, it could lead to denial of service.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 1.6.0 Wireshark version 1.4.x to 1.4.7 on Mac OS X
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.8 or 1.6.1 or later.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
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