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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.809893
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (Mar 2017) - 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 improper validation of record sizes in 'wiretap/netscaler.c' script.

- An improper incrementing of certain sequence value in
'epan/dissectors/packet-rtmpt.c' script.

- An improper validation of the relationships between lengths and offsets
in 'wiretap/k12.c' script.

- An error related to constraining packet lateness in
'pan/dissectors/packet-iax2.c' script.

- An improper validation of the capability length in
'epan/dissectors/packet-wsp.c' script.

- In 'epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c' memory was not allocated for a certain
data structure.

- If the packet size field in a packet header is null, the offset to read from
will not advance, causing continuous attempts to read the same zero length
packet.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow remote
attackers to cause the application to enter an infinite loop and consume
excessive CPU resources, resulting in denial-of-service conditions.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 2.2.0 to 2.2.4 and
2.0.0 to 2.0.10 on Mac OS X.

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.5 or
2.0.11 or later.

CVSS Score:
7.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6467
BugTraq ID: 96561
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96561
Debian Security Information: DSA-3811 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3811
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6468
BugTraq ID: 96569
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96569
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6469
BugTraq ID: 96577
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96577
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6470
BugTraq ID: 96563
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96563
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6471
BugTraq ID: 96564
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96564
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6472
BugTraq ID: 96571
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96571
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6473
BugTraq ID: 96565
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96565
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6474
BugTraq ID: 96566
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96566
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6014
BugTraq ID: 96284
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96284
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201706-12
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG

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