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Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 11 Jun 2013 10:12 Release Date: 11 Jun 2013 3871 Views

RISK: Medium Risk

TYPE: Security software and application - Security Software & Appliance

TYPE: Security Software & Appliance

Multiple vulnerabilities have been reported in Wireshark, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and potentially compromise a vulnerable system.

  1. An error in the CAPWAP dissector (dissectors/packet-capwap.c) can be exploited to cause a crash via specially crafted packets.
  2. An error in the GMR-1 BCCH dissector (dissectors/packet-gmr1_bcch.c) can be exploited to cause a crash via specially crafted packets.
  3. An error in the PPP dissector (dissectors/packet-ppp.c) can be exploited to cause a crash via specially crafted packets.
  4. An error in the NBAP dissector (dissectors/packet-nbap.c) can be exploited to cause a crash via specially crafted packets.
  5. An error in the RDP dissector (dissectors/packet-rdp.c) can be exploited to cause a crash via specially crafted packets.
  6. An error in the GSM CBCH dissector (dissectors/packet-gsm_cbch.c) can be exploited to cause a crash via specially crafted packets.
  7. An error in the Assa Abloy R3 dissector (dissectors/packet-assa_r3.c) can be exploited to cause excessive memory and CPU consumption.
  8. An error in the HTTP dissector (dissectors/packet-http.c) when processing certain packets can be exploited to cause a stack overflow via a specially crafted packet.
  9. An error in the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser (wiretap/vwr.c) when processing certain packets can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow execution of arbitrary code.


Impact

  • Denial of Service

System / Technologies affected

  • Wireshark version 1.x

Solutions

Before installation of the software, please visit the software manufacturer web-site for more details.

  • Update to version 1.6.16 or 1.8.8.

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