Wireshark ZigBee ZCL Dissector Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:44986

Info

Wireshark ZigBee ZCL Dissector Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 44986
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2010-4301
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Oct 16 2010 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 19 2011 04:14PM
Credit: Fred Fierling
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP4
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise 10 SP3
SuSE openSUSE 11.4
SuSE openSUSE 11.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.1
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.2

Discussion

Wireshark ZigBee ZCL Dissector Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle certain types of packets.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause the application to enter an infinite loop which may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Wireshark 1.4.0 to 1.4.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark ZigBee ZCL Dissector Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

The following exploit is available:

Solution / Fix

Wireshark ZigBee ZCL Dissector Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available; please see the references for details.

References

Wireshark ZigBee ZCL Dissector Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability

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