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Wireshark Multiple Code Execution and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Last Update Date: 20 Apr 2011 10:27 Release Date: 20 Apr 2011 5660 Views

RISK: High Risk

TYPE: Servers - Network Management

TYPE: Network Management

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in Wireshark, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or compromise a vulnerable system.

  1. A buffer overflow error in the DECT dissector when processing malformed data, which could allow code execution via malformed packets or a malicious PCAP file.

  2. An error in the NFS dissector when processing malformed data, which could be exploited to crash an affected application.

  3. An error in the X.509if dissector when processing malformed data, which could be exploited to crash an affected application.

Impact

  • Denial of Service
  • Remote Code Execution

System / Technologies affected

  • Wireshark versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.4
  • Wireshark versions 1.2.0 through 1.2.15

Solutions

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