wnpa-sec-2009-04 · Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark

Summary

Name: Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark

Docid: wnpa-sec-2009-04

Date: July 20, 2009

Affected versions: 0.9.2 up to and including 1.2.0

Fixed versions: 1.2.1

Details

Description

Wireshark 1.2.1 fixes the following vulnerabilities:

  • The IPMI dissector could overrun a buffer. (Bug 3559)
    Versions affected: 1.2.0
    CVE-2009-2559
  • The AFS dissector could crash. (Bug 3564)
    Versions affected: 0.9.2 to 1.2.0
    CVE-2009-2562
  • The Infiniband dissector could crash on some platforms.
    Versions affected: 1.0.6 to 1.2.0
    CVE-2009-2563
  • The Bluetooth L2CAP dissector could crash. (Bug 3572)
    Versions affected: 1.2.0
    CVE-2009-2560
  • The RADIUS dissector could crash. (Bug 3578)
    Versions affected: 0.10.13 to 1.0.9, 1.2.0
    CVE-2009-2560
  • The MIOP dissector could crash. (Bug 3652)
    Versions affected: 1.2.0
    CVE-2009-2560
  • The sFlow dissector could use excessive CPU and memory. (Bug 3570)
    Versions affected: 1.2.0
    CVE-2009-2561

Impact

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash remotely or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.1 or later.

If are running Wireshark {{ end_version }} or earlier (including Ethereal) and cannot upgrade, you can work around each of the problems listed above by doing the following:

  • Disable the affected dissectors:
    • Select Analyze→Enabled Protocols... from the menu.
    • Make sure "AFS (RX)", "Infiniband", "IPMI/ATCA", "L2CAP", "MIOP", "RADIUS", and "sFlow" are all un-checked.
    • Click "Save", then click "OK".