Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.7/1.2.17 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

BID:48066

Info

Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.7/1.2.17 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Bugtraq ID: 48066
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-1957
CVE-2011-1958
CVE-2011-1959
CVE-2011-2174
CVE-2011-2175
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 01 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 08:56PM
Credit: David Maciejak, Huzaifa Sidhpurwala and the vendor
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.5
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.3
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.16
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.12
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.10
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.9
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.8
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.7
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.5
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.4
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.3
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.0
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.14
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.13
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.12
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.11
RedHat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 5 client
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Server
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6.2
Oracle Enterprise Linux 6
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
CentOS CentOS 5
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.7
Wireshark Wireshark 1.2.17

Discussion

Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.7/1.2.17 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Wireshark is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities.

An attacker can exploit these issues to crash the application, resulting in a denial-of-service condition.

Solution / Fix

Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.7/1.2.17 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.


MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2010.1

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0

MandrakeSoft Corporate Server 4.0 x86_64

References

Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.7/1.2.17 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

References:

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