Wireshark ACN Dissector CVE-2013-2483 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID:	58355
Class:	Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE:	CVE-2013-2483
Remote:	Yes
Local:	No
Published:	Mar 06 2013 12:00AM
Updated:	Apr 09 2013 01:48PM
Credit:	Alyssa Milburn
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 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 ACN Dissector CVE-2013-2483 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 these issues to cause the application to crash, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

The following products are affected:

Wireshark 1.6.0 through versions 1.6.13
Wireshark 1.8.0 through versions 1.8.5

Wireshark ACN Dissector CVE-2013-2483 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Wireshark ACN Dissector CVE-2013-2483 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Wireshark ACN Dissector CVE-2013-2483 Denial of Service Vulnerability

References:

• Wireshark Homepage (Wireshark)