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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800374
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark 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:
Error in the WLCCP and SMTP dissector allows to exploit by triggering the
execution into an infinite loop through specially crafted packets.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful attacks may cause the application to crash via unspecified
attack vectors.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version prior to 1.0.5 on Windows

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.0.5.

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-2008-6472
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:242
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6223
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9629
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/32840
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-wlccp-dos(47292)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/47292
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