Wireshark OpenSafety Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:49524

Info

Wireshark OpenSafety Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 49524
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2011-3484
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Sep 08 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Sep 28 2011 08:30PM
Credit: Wireshark
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.2

Discussion

Wireshark OpenSafety Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle specially crafted OpenSafety packets.

Exploiting this issue may allow attackers to cause the application to crash.

Wireshark 1.6.0 to 1.6.1 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark OpenSafety Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Attackers can exploit the issue using readily available network tools.

A sample '.pcap' file is available. Please see the references for information.

Solution / Fix

Wireshark OpenSafety Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64

Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011

References

Wireshark OpenSafety Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

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