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Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities - April 12 (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 vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
The flaws are due to - NULL pointer dereference errors when reading certain packet information can be exploited to cause a crash. - An error within the RLC dissector can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted RLC packet capture file. - An error within the 'lanalyzer_read()' function (wiretap/lanalyzer.c) when parsing LANalyzer files can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer underflow.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark versions 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 on Windows
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.4.11, 1.6.5 or later.