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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802503
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark CSN.1 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 csnStreamDissector function in
epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector, which fails to
initialize a certain variable.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to cause a denial of service via
via a malformed packet.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.6.x before 1.6.3

Solution:
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.6.3 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-2011-4100
46644
http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
50479
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479
76768
http://osvdb.org/76768
[oss-security] 20111101 Re: CVE request for wireshark flaws
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=39140
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14833
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833
wireshark-csn1-dissector-dos(71090)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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