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Wireshark 'DOF dissector' DoS Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
7.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to a denial of service vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw exists as the 'DOF dissector' could go into an infinite loop, triggered by packet injection or a malformed capture file.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 2.2.0 through 2.2.5 on Mac OS X
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.6 or later.