Ethereal contains a flaw related to the SMB transaction payload reassembly preference, which may allow a remote attacker to crash the SMB dissector. No further details have been provided. Note: this preference is disabled by default.
Classification
Location:
Remote / Network Access
Attack Type:
Denial of Service
Impact:
Loss of Availability
Exploit:
Exploit Rumored
Disclosure:
OSVDB Verified
Solution
Upgrade to version 0.10.13 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.
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