Wireshark DIAMETER Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:53652

Info

Wireshark DIAMETER Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 53652
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2012-2393
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 21 2012 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 09:19PM
Credit: Wireshark
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.7
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.5
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.4
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.3
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.12
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.11
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.10
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.9
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.8
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.7
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.5
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.4
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.3
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.0
Oracle Solaris 11
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011 x86_64
Mandriva Linux Mandrake 2011
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.8
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.14

Discussion

Wireshark DIAMETER Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly allocate memory.

Successful exploits may allow attacker to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Wireshark 1.4.0 to 1.4.12 and 1.6.0 to 1.6.7 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark DIAMETER Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Sample '.pcap' file is available. Please see the references for more information.
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Solution / Fix

Wireshark DIAMETER 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

Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

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