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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804666
Category:General
Title:Wireshark 'Libpcap' Denial of Service and Code Execution Vulnerabilities - Windows
Summary:Wireshark is prone to denial of service (DoS) and remote code; execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to denial of service (DoS) and remote code
execution (RCE) vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Flaw is due to an unspecified error in 'wiretap/libpcap.c' within the libpcap
file parser.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause a DoS (Denial of Service)
and compromise a vulnerable system.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.10.x before 1.10.4 on Windows

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.4 or later.

CVSS Score:
9.3

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-4174
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8808
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9390
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