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Wireshark 'IrCOMM' And 'MSDP' Dissectors DoS Vulnerabilities (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 multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Multiple flaws are due to, - Missing length validation in 'epan/dissectors/packet-msdp.c' so that the MSDP dissector could go into an infinite loop. - Missing length validation in 'plugins/irda/packet-ircomm.c' so that the IrCOMM dissector could read past the end of a buffer.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 2.4.0, 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, 2.0.0 to 2.0.14 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 2.4.1 or 2.2.9 or 2.0.15 or later.