Wireshark (Ethereal) DCP ETSI denial of service
| wireshark-dcpetsi-dos (35204) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service. By sending a specially-crafted DCP ETSI packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 3.5 |
| Access Vector: | Remote |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | Not Required |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 2.6 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark (0.99.6 or later), available from the Wireshark Web site. See References.
For Mandriva Linux (wireshark):
Refer to MDKSA-2007:145 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE-SR:2007:015 for patch, upgrade, or suggested workaround information. See References.
For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.
References:
- Wireshark Web site: Wireshark 0.99.6 Release Notes.
- wnpa-sec-2007-02: Multiple problems in WiresharkŪ (formerly EtherealŪ) versions 0.8.20 to 0.99.5.
- ASA-2007-525: Wireshark security and bug fix update (RHSA-2007-0709)
- ASA-2008-034: wireshark security update (RHSA-2008-0059)
- BID-24662: Wireshark Multiple Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-3391: Wireshark 0.99.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed DCP ETSI packet that triggers an infinite loop.
- GLSA-200708-12: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDKSA-2007:145: Updated wireshark packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2007-0709: Low: wireshark security and bug fix update
- RHSA-2007-0710: Low: wireshark security update
- RHSA-2008-0059: Moderate: wireshark security update
- SA25833: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1018315: Wireshark DHCP/BOOTP, MMS, SSL, DCP ETSI, iSeries, and HTTP Chunked Response Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2007:015: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2007-2353: Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissector Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- SUSE SuSE Linux
- Wireshark Wireshark prior to 0.99.6
Reported:
Jun 27, 2007
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