Wireshark (Ethereal) DHCP dissector denial of service
| wireshark-dhcp-dos (28554) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) for Microsoft Windows platforms is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in the DHCP dissector related to a bug in Glib.
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo, Linux
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2006
- Wireshark, Wireshark 0.10.13 - 0.99.2
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark (0.99.3 or later), as listed in Wireshark Security Advisory wnpa-sec-2006-02. See References.
For Gentoo Linux:
Refer to Gentoo Linux Security Announcement GLSA 200608-26 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- Wireshark Web site, Wireshark: The World's Most Popular Network Protocol Analyzer at http://www.wireshark.org.
- wnpa-sec-2006-02, Multiple problems in Wireshark (Ethereal®) versions 0.7.9 to 0.99.2 at http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-02.html.
- BID-19690: Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2006-4332: Unspecified vulnerability in the DHCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.13 through 0.99.2, when run on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger a bug in Glib.
- GLSA-200608-26: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2006:152: Updated wireshark packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- SA21597: Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1016736: Wireshark (Ethereal) Bugs in SCSI, DHCP, and Q.2931 Dissectors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code or Deny Service
- US-CERT VU#335656: Wireshark contains an unspecified vulnerability in the DHCP dissector
- VUPEN/ADV-2006-3370: Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissectors Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Aug 23, 2006
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