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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811947
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Security Updates (wnpa-sec-2017-44) - Windows
Summary:Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaw exists due to the DMP dissector
which could crash on processing malformed packet.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation of this
vulnerability will allow remote attackers to make Wireshark crash by injecting
a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed
packet trace file.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, 2.2.0
to 2.2.9, 2.0.0 to 2.0.15 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.2, 2.2.10,
2.0.16.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-15191
BugTraq ID: 101227
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101227
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
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