Wireshark DTN Dissector CVE-2013-1584 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:57647

Info

Wireshark DTN Dissector CVE-2013-1584 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 57647
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-1584
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jan 31 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 08 2013 11:54AM
Credit: Wireshark
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
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Wireshark DTN Dissector CVE-2013-1584 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

Exploit / POC

Wireshark DTN Dissector CVE-2013-1584 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Wireshark DTN Dissector CVE-2013-1584 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

References

Wireshark DTN Dissector CVE-2013-1584 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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