OSVDB ID: 47933

Title: Wireshark zlib-compressed Packet Data Uncompression DoS

Info

Disclosure

Sep 03, 2008

Discovery

Unknown

Dates

Exploit

Unknown

Solution

Unknown

Description

Wireshark contains a flaw that may allow a remote denial of service. The issue is triggered when specially crafted zlib-compressed packets are uncompressed, and will result in loss of availability for the application.

Classification

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

Solution

Upgrade to version 1.0.3 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

1.0.2

References

Credit

  • Thomas Nielsen -


Direct URL: http://osvdb.org/47933