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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.808288
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-02 (Aug 2016) - Mac OS X
Summary:Wireshark is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws exist due to:

- An error in 'epan/proto.c' script cause OpenFlow dissector
(and possibly others) to go into a long loop.

- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c' script in the LDSS dissector mishandles
conversations.

- An Off-by-one error in 'epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c' script in the
RLC dissector.

- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c' in the RLC dissector uses an
incorrect integer data type.

- An error in 'epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c' script cause WSP dissector
to go into a long loop.

- An error in 'epan/dissectors/packet-packetbb.c' script could cause a
divide-by-zero error in PacketBB dissector.

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

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.12.x before 1.12.13 and
2.0.x before 2.0.5 on Mac OS X.

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.13 or
2.0.5 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-2016-6511
Debian Security Information: DSA-3648 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3648
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/28/3
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036480
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6509
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6510
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6508
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6506
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-6505
BugTraq ID: 92163
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92163
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40197/
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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