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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2009.1022.3
Wireshark security flaws
22 July 2009
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Wireshark
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Remote/Unauthenticated
Resolution: Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-2559 CVE-2009-2560 CVE-2009-2561
CVE-2009-2562 CVE-2009-2563
Member content until: Thursday, August 20 2009
Revision History: July 22 2009: Added CVE references
July 22 2009: Added CVE reference
July 21 2009: Initial Release
OVERVIEW
A number of denial of service flaws have been identified in Wireshark
before version 1.2.1. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has confirmed that the following protocol dissectors are
vulnerable:
* The IPMI dissector could overrun a buffer - ver 1.2.0
* The AFS dissector could crash - ver 0.9.2 to 1.2.0
* The Infiniband dissector could crash on some platforms -
ver 1.0.6 to 1.2.0
* The Bluetooth L2CAP dissector could crash - ver 1.2.0
* The RADIUS dissector could crash - ver 1.2.0
* The MIOP dissector could crash - ver 1.2.0
* The sFlow dissector could use excessive CPU and memory -
ver 1.2.0 [1]
MITIGATION
Wireshark has corrected these vulnerabilities in version 1.2.1 which
is available for download from their website. [2]
REFERENCES
[1] Wireshark 1.2.1 Release Notes
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.1.html#FileLocations
[2] Get Wireshark
http://www.wireshark.org/download.html#otherplat
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described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in
any way, we encourage you to let us know by completing the secure National IT
Incident Reporting Form at:
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