Wireshark (Ethereal) USB dissector denial of service
| wireshark-usb-dissector-dos (39181) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the USB dissector. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause an infinite loop or an application crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Platforms Affected:
- Debian, Debian Linux 3.1
- Debian, Debian Linux 4.0
- FedoraProject, Fedora Core
- FreeBSD, FreeBSD
- Gentoo, Linux
- 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 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft, Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- Microsoft, Windows Vista
- NetBSD, NetBSD
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat, Enterprise Linux
- rPath, rPath Linux 1
- rPath, rPath Linux 2
- Wireshark, Wireshark 0.99.6
Remedy:
Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark (0.99.7 or later), available from the Wireshark Web site. See References.
For other distributions:
Apply the appropriate update for your system. See References.
Consequences:
Denial of Service
References:
- wnpa-sec-2007-03 , Multiple problems in WiresharkŪ (formerly EtherealŪ) versions 0.8.16 to 0.99.5 at http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2007-03.html.
- ASA-2008-093: wireshark security update (RHSA-2008-0058)
- BID-27071: Wireshark 0.99.6 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2007-6439: Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite or large loop) via the (1) IPv6 or (2) USB dissector, which can trigger resource consumption or a crash. NOTE: this identifier originally included Firebird/Interbase, but it is already covered by CVE-2007-6116. The DCP ETSI issue is already covered by CVE-2007-6119.
- GLSA-200712-23: Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:001: Updated wireshark packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- MDVSA-2008:001-1: Updated wireshark packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0058: Moderate: wireshark security update
- SA27777: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SUSE-SR:2008:004: SUSE Security Summary Report
Reported:
Dec 18, 2007
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