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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.71872
Category:FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Title:FreeBSD Ports: wireshark
Summary:The remote host is missing an update to the system; as announced in the referenced advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update to the system
as announced in the referenced advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The following packages are affected:

wireshark
wireshark-lite
tshark
tshark-lite

CVE-2012-3548
The dissect_drda function in epan/dissectors/packet-drda.c in
Wireshark 1.6.x through 1.6.10 and 1.8.x through 1.8.2 allows remote
attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and CPU
consumption) via a small value for a certain length field in a capture
file.

Solution:
Update your system with the appropriate patches or
software upgrades.

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3548
1027464
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1027464
54425
http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
GLSA-201308-05
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
[oss-security] 20120829 Re: CVE Request -- wireshark (X >= 1.6.8): DoS (excessive CPU use and infinite loop) in DRDA dissector
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/4
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7666
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=849926
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15646
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15646
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