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Wireshark PPP And NFS Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (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 denial of service vulnerabilities.
Insight
Insight
Erros within the PPP and 'epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c' in the NFS dissector can be exploited to cause a crash via specially crafted packets.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Wireshark versions 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9 and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 on Windows
Solution
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.4.14, 1.6.9, 1.8.1 or later.
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE)
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/49971
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1027293
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-11.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-12.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7436
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c
- http://www.wireshark.org/download
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