wnpa-sec-2015-11 · SCSI OSD dissector infinite loop

Summary

Name: SCSI OSD dissector infinite loop

Docid: wnpa-sec-2015-11

Date: March 4, 2015

Affected versions: 1.12.0 to 1.12.3

Fixed versions: 1.12.4

References:

Wireshark issue 11024.
CVE-2015-2192.

Details

Description

The SCSI OSD dissector could go into an infinite loop. Discovered by Vlad Tsyrklevich.

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 1.12.4 or later.