Wireshark CSN.1 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:50479

Info

Wireshark CSN.1 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 50479
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2011-4100
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 01 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:54PM
Credit: The vendor
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.3

Discussion

Wireshark CSN.1 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability in the CSN.1 dissector.

An attacker can exploit this issue to cause the affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Wireshark versions 1.6.0 through 1.6.2 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark CSN.1 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Wireshark CSN.1 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 CSN.1 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

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