Wireshark TCP Dissector CVE-2013-6340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:63500

Info

Wireshark TCP Dissector CVE-2013-6340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63500
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-6340
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 01 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 08:40PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: SuSE openSUSE 11.4
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
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
CentOS CentOS 6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Wireshark TCP Dissector CVE-2013-6340 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 versions are affected:

Wireshark 1.8.0 through versions 1.8.10
Wireshark 1.10.0 through versions 1.10.2

Exploit / POC

Solution / Fix

Wireshark TCP Dissector CVE-2013-6340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

Wireshark TCP Dissector CVE-2013-6340 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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