69355 : Wireshark ZigBee ZCL Discover Attribute Response Dissector Infinite Loop DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date	Vendor Solution Date
2010-11-18	2010-11-18

Keywords

An error in the ZigBee ZCL Discover Attribute Response dissector can be exploited to cause an infinite loop.

Description

Wireshark contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when the ZigBee ZCL Discover Attribute Response Dissector is made to enter an infinite loop, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Workaround, Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.4.2 or 1.2.13 or higher, as they have been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to temporarily work around the flaw by implementing the following workaround:
Disable the LDSS and ZigBee ZCL dissectors:
* Select Analyze→Enabled Protocols... from the menu.
* Make sure "LDSS" and "ZigBee ZCL" are un-checked.
* Click "Save", then click "OK".

Products

Wireshark Foundation	Wireshark	1.2.0
		1.2.1
		1.2.2
		1.2.3
		1.2.4
		1.2.5
		1.2.6
		1.2.7
		1.2.8
		1.2.9
		1.2.10
		1.2.11
		1.2.12
		1.4.0
		1.4.1

References

CVE ID: 2010-4301 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 42290 42877 43068 44018 46343
Related OSVDB ID: 69354
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-02.xml
Mail List Post: http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2011/Oct/412
Vendor URL: http://www.wireshark.org/
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-14.html
https://hermes.opensuse.org/messages/7850661

Tools & Filters

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Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-11-29 | Disagree?

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