Wireshark IEEE 802.15.4 Dissector CVE-2013-6336 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:63503

Info

Wireshark IEEE 802.15.4 Dissector CVE-2013-6336 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63503
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-6336
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 01 2013 12:00AM
Updated: May 07 2015 05:11PM
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 IEEE 802.15.4 Dissector CVE-2013-6336 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

Wireshark IEEE 802.15.4 Dissector CVE-2013-6336 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

Solution / Fix

Wireshark IEEE 802.15.4 Dissector CVE-2013-6336 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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

References

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