Wireshark DCP-ETSI Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	57615
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2013-1588
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Jan 29 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Mar 08 2013 11:44AM
Credit:	Laurent Butti
Vulnerable:	Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.8 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 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
Not Vulnerable:

Wireshark DCP-ETSI Dissector 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 crash, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

The following products are affected:

Wireshark 1.6.0 through versions 1.6.12
Wireshark 1.8.0 through versions 1.8.4

Wireshark DCP-ETSI Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Wireshark DCP-ETSI Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Wireshark DCP-ETSI Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Wireshark Homepage (Wireshark)