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Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-05 August16 (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
Denial of Service
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
4.3
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
7 years ago
Modified
Modified
5 years ago
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The multiple flaws are due to, - The 'epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c' script in the Ethernet dissector mishandles the packet-header data type. - The 'epan/crypt/airpdcap.c' script in the IEEE 802.11 dissector mishandles certain length values.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark version 2.0.x before 2.0.4 on Windows.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.4 or or later.