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Wireshark ENTTEC DMX Data RLE Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
9.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
13 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is caused by a boundary error in the 'dissect_enttec_dmx_data()' function when processing RLE Compressed DMX data of the ENTTEC protocol which can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 1.4.2.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark 1.4.3.