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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804801
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-01 (Aug 2014) - Mac OS X
Summary:Wireshark is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws exist due to:

- An error in 'dissect_log' function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c within the
ASN.1 BER dissector.

- An error in 'read_new_line' function in wiretap/catapult_dct2000.c within the
Catapult DCT2000 dissector.

- An error in 'APN decode' functionality in epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and
epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c within the GTP and GSM Management dissectors.

- An error in 'rlc_decode_li' function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c within
the RLC dissector.

- An error in 'dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring' function in
epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c within the ASN.1 BER dissector.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to conduct a DoS (Denial of
Service).

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.10.x before 1.10.9 on Mac OS X

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.9 or later.

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-2014-5161
Debian Security Information: DSA-3002 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SU-2014:1221 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1038 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2014:1249 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5162
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5163
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5164
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-5165
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