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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.902721
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark ANSI A MAP Files Denial of Service Vulnerability - 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:
The flaw is caused to an infinite loop was found in the way ANSI A Interface
dissector of the Wireshark network traffic analyser processed certain ANSI A
MAP capture files. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or
opened a malicious packet capture file, it could lead to denial of service.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation allows attackers to crash an affected application,
denying service to legitimate users.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.6.0
Wireshark version 1.4.x through 1.4.7

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.8 or 1.6.1 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-2011-2698
45086
http://secunia.com/advisories/45086
45574
http://secunia.com/advisories/45574
48947
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
49071
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49071
FEDORA-2011-9638
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html
FEDORA-2011-9640
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063591.html
RHSA-2013:0125
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0125.html
[oss-security] 20110719 CVE Request -- Wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/19/5
[oss-security] 20110720 Re: CVE Request -- Wireshark: Infinite loop in the ANSI A Interface (IS-634/IOS) dissector
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/2
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=37930
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-10.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-11.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6044
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723215
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14610
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14610
wireshark-ansiamap-dos(69074)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/69074
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2011 Greenbone AG

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