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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.903022
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark X.509if Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability - Mac OS X
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 by an error in the 'X.509if' dissector when processing
malformed data, which could be exploited to crash an affected application.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to cause a denial of service
via crafted '.pcap' file.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.2.0 through 1.2.15
Wireshark version 1.4.0 through 1.4.4

Solution:
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.4.5 or 1.2.16 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-2011-1590
1025388
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025388
44172
http://secunia.com/advisories/44172
44374
http://secunia.com/advisories/44374
44822
http://secunia.com/advisories/44822
45149
http://secunia.com/advisories/45149
48947
http://secunia.com/advisories/48947
71846
http://www.osvdb.org/71846
ADV-2011-1022
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022
ADV-2011-1106
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1106
DSA-2274
http://www.debian.org/security/2011/dsa-2274
FEDORA-2011-5529
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058993.html
FEDORA-2011-5569
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058983.html
FEDORA-2011-5621
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-April/058900.html
MDVSA-2011:083
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2011:083
SUSE-SU-2011:0611
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/8701428
[oss-security] 20110418 Re: Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/8
[oss-security] 20110418 Wireshark 1.2.16 / 1.4.5
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/04/18/2
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?revision=36608&view=revision
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-05.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5754
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5793
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15050
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15050
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