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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2009.1086.2
Wireshark 1.2.2 released to fix mutiple Denial of service vulnerabilities
21 September 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 with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2009-3243 CVE-2009-3242 CVE-2009-3241
Member content until: Saturday, October 17 2009
Revision History: September 21 2009: Added CVE References
September 17 2009: Initial Release
OVERVIEW
Version 1.2.2 of Wireshark has been released to fix three (3) Denial
of service vulnerabilities.
IMPACT
The vendor has stated that this release fixes the following issues:
o "The GSM A RR dissector could crash." [1]
o "The OpcUa dissector could use excessive CPU and memory." [1]
o "The TLS dissector could crash on some platforms." [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor has made version 1.2.2 available for download on their
website. [2]
Other vendors which package Wireshark are expected to update shortly.
REFERENCES
[1] Wireshark: wnpa-sec-2009-06
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html
[2] Wireshark: Download
http://www.wireshark.org/download.html
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If you believe that your computer system has been compromised or attacked in
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