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.

Platforms Affected:

• Gentoo, Linux
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
• MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 3 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
• RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
• SuSE, SuSE Linux
• Wireshark, Wireshark prior to 0.99.6

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.

Consequences:

Denial of Service

References:

• Wireshark Web site, Wireshark 0.99.6 Release Notes at http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-0.99.6.html.
• wnpa-sec-2007-02, Multiple problems in Wireshark® (formerly Ethereal®) versions 0.8.20 to 0.99.5 at http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-02.html.
• 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.
• FrSIRT/ADV-2007-2353: Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissector Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
• 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

Reported:

Jun 27, 2007

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