wnpa-sec-2015-12 · LBMR infinite loop

Summary

Name: LBMR infinite loop

Docid: wnpa-sec-2015-12

Date: May 12, 2015

Affected versions: 1.12.0 to 1.12.4

Fixed versions: 1.12.5

References:

Wireshark issue 11036.
CVE-2015-3808.
CVE-2015-3809.

Details

Description

The LBMR dissector could go into an infinite loop.

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 1.12.5 or later.