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Wireshark GSM RLC MAC dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
Information
Severity
Severity
High
Family
Family
Buffer overflow
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
8.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
10 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to buffer overflow vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
An error within the GSM RLC MAC dissector can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 on Mac OS X
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.6.10, 1.8.2 or later.