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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900559
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark PCNFSD Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability - 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 is due to an error in the PCNFSD dissector when processing specially
crafted large PCNFSD packets.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the user crash the application to cause
denial of service condition.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 0.8.20 through 1.0.7 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.0.8.

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-2009-1829
BugTraq ID: 35081
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35081
Debian Security Information: DSA-1942 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01167.html
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-May/msg01213.html
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2009:125
http://osvdb.org/54629
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9270
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-1100.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1022274
http://secunia.com/advisories/35201
http://secunia.com/advisories/35224
http://secunia.com/advisories/35248
http://secunia.com/advisories/35464
http://secunia.com/advisories/37477
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1408
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-pcnfsd-dos(50686)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50686
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