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Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-01 Aug14 (Windows)
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 exists due to, - An error in 'dissect_log' function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c within the ASN.1 BER dissector. - An error in 'read_new_line' function in wiretap/catapult_dct2000.c within the Catapult DCT2000 dissector. - An error in 'APN decode' functionality in epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c within the GTP and GSM Management dissectors. - An error in 'rlc_decode_li' function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c within the RLC dissector. - An error in 'dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring' function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c within the ASN.1 BER dissector.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 1.10.x before 1.10.9 on Windows
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.9 or later.