28198 : Wireshark DHCP Dissector w/ Glib Unspecified DoS
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Disclosure

Aug 23, 2006

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

The Wireshark DHCP dissector contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered by unspecified vectors, and will result in loss of availability for the application.

Classification

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

Technical

This issue can only be exploited on the Windows operating systems.

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.99.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Gerald Combs

Wireshark

0.99.2

References

Bugtraq ID: 19690
CVE ID: 2006-4332 (see also: NVD)
Secunia Advisory ID: 21597 21619 21649 21682
Related OSVDB ID: 28196 28197 28199
ISS X-Force ID: 28554
FrSIRT Advisory: ADV-2006-3370
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200608-26.xml
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:152
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-02.html
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-597

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