Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector CVE-2014-5165 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:69000

Info

Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector CVE-2014-5165 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 69000
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2014-5165
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Aug 01 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:25PM
Credit: Buildbot Builder
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.8
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.7
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.5
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.4
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.3
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
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
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.9

Discussion

Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector CVE-2014-5165 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

An attacker can leverage this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users.

Wireshark versions 1.10.0 through 1.10.8 are vulnerable.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector CVE-2014-5165 Denial of Service Vulnerability

A sample packet trace file is available in the Wireshark bug report. Please see the references for more information.
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Solution / Fix

Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector CVE-2014-5165 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector CVE-2014-5165 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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