59460 : Wireshark DCERPC/NT Dissector Unspecified DoS
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2009-10-26

Description

Wireshark contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when a NULL pointer dereference error within the DCERPC/NT dissector occurs, and will result in loss of availability for the service.

Classification

Attack Type: Denial of Service
Impact: Loss of Availability
Solution: Upgrade
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.10, 1.2.3 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

Wireshark Foundation	Wireshark	1.2.2
		1.2.1
		1.2.0
		1.1.3
		1.1.2
		1.1.1
		1.1.0
		1.0.9
		1.0.8
		1.0.7
		1.0.6
		1.0.5
		1.0.4
		1.0.3
		1.0.2
		1.0.1
		1.0.0
		0.99.8
		0.99.7
		0.99.6
		0.99.5
		0.99.4
		0.99.3a
		0.99.3
		0.99.2
		1.2.2
		1.2.1
		1.2.0
		1.1.3
		1.1.2
		1.1.1
		1.1.0
		1.0.9
		1.0.8
		1.0.7
		1.0.6
		1.0.5
		1.0.4
		1.0.3
		1.0.2
		1.0.1
		1.0.0
		0.99.8
		0.99.7
		0.99.6
		0.99.5
		0.99.4
		0.99.3a
		0.99.3
		0.99.2

Ethereal	Ethereal	0.10.10
		0.10.11
		0.10.12
		0.10.13
		0.10.14
		0.99.0
		0.10.10
		0.10.11
		0.10.12
		0.10.13
		0.10.14
		0.99.0

References

CVE ID: 2009-3550 (see also: NVD)
Bugtraq ID: 36846
Secunia Advisory ID: 37175 37409 37477 38152 39545 39714
ISS X-Force ID: 54017
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2010-01/msg00002.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1942
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200911-05.xml
https://support.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/100081589
RedHat RHSA: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2010-0360.html
Other Advisory URL: http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.0.10.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.3.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-08.html

Credit

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CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 4.3
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2009-11-02 | Disagree?

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