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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900989
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Daintree SNA File Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability - Linux
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:
A boundary error occurs in the 'daintree_sna_read()' function in the Daintree
SNA file parser while processing malformed captured pcap files.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause Denial of service
condition by tricking the user into opening a malformed packet trace file
through Wireshark.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.2.0 to 1.2.4 on Linux.

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.2.5.

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-2009-4376
BugTraq ID: 37407
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37407
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-December/msg01248.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=4022
http://osvdb.org/61177
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16435
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023374
http://secunia.com/advisories/37842
http://secunia.com/advisories/37916
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3596
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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