Wireshark (Ethereal) DNP3 dissector denial of service
| wireshark-dnp3-dos (36392) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the DNP3 dissector. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- 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.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Tue Sep 04 2007 - 08:55:36 CDT, Wireshark DNP3 Dissector Infinite Loop Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2007-09/0030.html.
- Securiteam Web site, Wireshark DNP3 Dissector Infinite Loop Vulnerability at http://www.securiteam.com/securitynews/5LP0V00MAI.html.
- Wireshark Web site, Wireshark: The World's Most Popular Network Protocol Analyzer at http://www.wireshark.org/.
- CVE-2007-4721: Integer signedness error in the DNP3 dissector in Wireshark 0.99.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a certain DNP3 packet.
- 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
- SECTRACK ID: 1018635: Wireshark DNP3 Dissector Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Reported:
Aug 30, 2007
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