27361 : Wireshark ANSI MAP Dissector Format String Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2006-07-17

Keywords

formerly ethereal

Description

A remote overflow exists in the Wireshark ANSI MAP dissector. The protocol dissector fails to sanitize user input resulting in a format string overflow. With a specially crafted packet or trace file, an attacker can cause arbitrary code execution resulting in a loss of integrity.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Unknown
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified, Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.99.2 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Gerald Combs
Watch-list
Wireshark
Watch-list
0.99.0

References

Tools & Filters

22107 22243 22669 23879 24160 27205 29418

Credit

  • Ilja van Sprundel -

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2006-07-21 | Disagree?

Access_vector_2 Access_complexity_2 Authentication_2 Confidentiality_impact_2 Integrity_impact_2 Availability_impact_2

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