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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.806030
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Multiple Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities-01 (Aug 2015) - 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 'proto_tree_add_bytes_item' function in 'epan/proto.c' script in
the protocol-tree implementation.

- An error in 'wmem_block_split_free_chunk' function in
'epan/wmem/wmem_allocator_block.c' script in the wmem block allocator in the
memory manager.

- An error in 'dissector-table' implementation in 'epan/packet.c' script
which mishandles table searches for empty strings.

- An error in 'dissect_zbee_secure' function in
'epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security.c' script in the ZigBee dissector.

- Mishandling of datatype by 'epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c' script in
the GSM RLC/MAC dissector.

- An error in 'dissect_wa_payload' function in
'epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c' script in the WaveAgent dissector.

- Improper input validation of offset value by 'dissect_openflow_tablemod_v5'
function in 'epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c' script.

- Invalid data length checking by 'ptvcursor_add' function in the ptvcursor
implementation in 'epan/proto.c' script.

- An error in 'dissect_wccp2r1_address_table_info' function in
'epan/dissectors/packet-wccp.c' script.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to conduct denial of service attack.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.12.x before 1.12.7
on Mac OS X

Solution:
Upgrade Wireshark to version 1.12.7 or
later.

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-2015-6241
Debian Security Information: DSA-3367 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2015:1836 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6242
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6243
BugTraq ID: 76384
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76384
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6244
BugTraq ID: 76383
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76383
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6245
BugTraq ID: 76382
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76382
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6246
BugTraq ID: 76381
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76381
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6247
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6248
BugTraq ID: 76387
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76387
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2015-6249
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Greenbone AG

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