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wnpa-sec-2012-05 · Wireshark 802.11 infinite loop

Summary

Name: Wireshark 802.11 infinite loop

Docid: wnpa-sec-2012-05

Date: March 27, 2012

Affected versions: 1.6.0 to 1.6.5

Fixed versions: 1.6.6

References:
Wireshark bug 6809

Details

Description

The IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop.

Impact

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

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 1.6.6 or later.