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wnpa-sec-2013-36 · RDP dissector crash

Summary

Name: RDP dissector crash

Docid: wnpa-sec-2013-36

Date: June 7, 2013

Affected versions: 1.8.0 to 1.8.7

Fixed versions: 1.8.8

References:

Wireshark bug 8729
CVE-2013-4078

Details

Description

The RDP dissector could crash. Discovered by Laurent Butti

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 1.8.8 or later.