Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802765
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Wireshark IEEE 802.11 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability - Mac OS X
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 the IEEE 802.11 dissector can be exploited to cause an infinite loop via a specially crafted packet. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service. Affected Software/OS: Wireshark versions 1.6.x before 1.6.6 on Mac OS X Solution: Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.6.6 or later. CVSS Score: 3.3 CVSS Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-1594 1026874 http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874 48548 http://secunia.com/advisories/48548 52738 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52738 FEDORA-2012-5243 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html [oss-security] 20120328 Re: CVE Request: Multiple wireshark security flaws resolved in 1.4.12 and 1.6.6 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13 http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40967 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-05.html https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6809 oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15244 https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15244 wireshark-ieee-dos(74362) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74362
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG

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