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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809048
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Sep 2016) - Windows
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:

- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-ipmi-trace.c' script in the IPMI trace dissector
mishandles string.

- A stack-based buffer overflow error in 'epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c'
script in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector.

- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c' script in the UMTS FP dissector
does not ensure that memory is allocated for certain data structures.

- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-catapult-dct2000.c' script in the Catapult
DCT2000 dissector does not restrict the number of channels.

- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-h225.c' in the H.225 dissector calls snprintf
with one of its input buffers as the output buffer.

- The 'epan/dissectors/packet-qnet6.c' in the QNX6 QNET dissector mishandles
MAC address data.

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

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 2.0.x before 2.0.6
on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.6 or
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-2016-7175
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036760
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7176
Debian Security Information: DSA-3671 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3671
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7177
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7178
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7179
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2016-7180
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2016 Greenbone AG

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