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wnpa-sec-2012-28 · Wireshark DRDA dissector infinite loop

Summary

Name: Wireshark DRDA dissector infinite loop

Docid: wnpa-sec-2012-28

Date: October 2, 2012

Affected versions: 1.6.0 to 1.6.10, 1.8.0 to 1.8.2

Fixed versions: 1.8.3, 1.6.11

References:
Wireshark bug 7666
CVE-2012-5239

Details

Description

Martin Wilck discovered an infinite loop in the DRDA dissector.

Impact

It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 1.8.3, 1.6.11 or later.