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wnpa-sec-2015-58 · TDS dissector crash

Summary

Name: TDS dissector crash

Docid: wnpa-sec-2015-58

Date: December 29, 2015

Affected versions: 2.0.0

Fixed versions: 2.0.1

References:

Wireshark issue 11846.
CVE-2015-8740.

Details

Description

The TDS dissector could crash. Discovered by Mateusz Jurczyk.

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 2.0.1 or later.