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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.804912
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark DOS Vulnerability-02 (Sep 2014) - 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:
Flaws are due to:

- Error in the get_quoted_string and get_unquoted_string functions
in epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c in the CUPS dissector.

- The dissect_hip_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-hip.c
in the HIP dissector does not properly handle a NULL tree.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow
attackers to cause denial of service attack.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.12.x before 1.12.1 on Windows

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.1 or later.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6426
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1676
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-6425
RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2014:1677
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
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