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wnpa-sec-2010-06 · Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark

Summary

Name: Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark

Docid: wnpa-sec-2010-06

Date: June 9, 2010

Affected versions: 1.2.0 up to and including 1.2.8

Fixed versions: 1.2.9

Details

Description

Wireshark 1.2.9 fixes the following vulnerabilities:

  • The SMB dissector could dereference a NULL pointer. (Bug 4734)
    Versions affected: 0.99.6 to 1.0.13, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8
    CVE-2010-2283
  • J. Oquendo discovered that the ASN.1 BER dissector could overrun the stack.
    Versions affected: 0.10.13 to 1.0.13, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8
    CVE-2010-2284
  • The SMB PIPE dissector could dereference a NULL pointer on some platforms.
    Versions affected: 0.8.20 to 1.0.13, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8
    CVE-2010-2285
  • The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 4826)
    Versions affected: 0.10.7 to 1.0.13, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8
    CVE-2010-2286
  • The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine could overrun a buffer. (Bug 4837)
    Versions affected: 0.10.8 to 1.0.13, 1.2.0 to 1.2.8
    CVE-2010-2287

Impact

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash, hang, or execute code by injecting a series of malformed packets onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.9 or later. Due to the nature of these bugs we do not recommend trying to work around the problem by disabling dissectors.