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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802767
Category:General
Title:Wireshark Heap Based BOF and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
Summary:This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to heap based; buffer overflow and denial of service vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to heap based
buffer overflow and denial of service vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are due to

- An error while parsing ERF file format. This could cause wireshark to
crash by reading a malformed packet trace file.

- An error in dissect_infiniband_common function in
'epan/dissectors/packet-infiniband.c' in the Infiniband dissector,
could dereference a NULL pointer.

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

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 on Mac OS X

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: BugTraq ID: 50486
BugTraq ID: 50481
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4102
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50486
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
http://osvdb.org/76770
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15073
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0125
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
http://secunia.com/advisories/46913
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-erf-bo(71092)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71092
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2011-4101
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50481
http://osvdb.org/76769
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14760
XForce ISS Database: wireshark-infiniband-dissector-dos(71091)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71091
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