Summary

Name: ASN.1 BER dissector crash

Docid: wnpa-sec-2014-11

Date: July 31, 2014

Affected versions: 1.10.0 to 1.10.8

Fixed versions: 1.10.9

References:
Wireshark issue 10187
CVE-2014-5165

Details

Description

The ASN.1 BER dissector could crash.

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 1.10.9 or later.