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Wireshark File Opening Insecure Library Loading Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Critical
Family
Family
General
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 insecure library loading vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
The flaw is due to the application insecurely loading certain libraries from the current working directory, which could allow attackers to execute arbitrary code by tricking a user into opening a file from a network share.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 1.2.10 and prior on windows.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to version 1.2.11 or higher.