wnpa-sec-2008-05 · Multiple problems in Wireshark

Summary

Name: Multiple problems in Wireshark

Docid: wnpa-sec-2008-05

Date: September 3, 2008

Affected versions: 0.9.7 up to and including 1.0.2

Fixed versions: 1.0.3

Details

Description

Wireshark 1.0.3 fixes the following vulnerabilities:

  • The NCP dissector was susceptible to a number of problems, including buffer overflows and an infinite loop. (Bug )
    Versions affected: 0.9.7 to 1.0.2
  • Wireshark could crash while uncompressing zlib-compressed packet data. (Bug )
    Versions affected: 0.10.14 to 1.0.2
  • Wireshark could crash while reading a Tektronix .rf5 file.
    Versions affected: 0.99.6 to 1.0.2

Impact

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

Resolution

Upgrade to Wireshark 1.0.3 or later. Due to the nature of these bugs, there is no workaround for previous versions.

Go Beyond with Riverbed Technology

Riverbed is Wireshark's primary sponsor and provides our funding. They also make great products that fully integrate with Wireshark.

I have a lot of traffic...

ANSWER: SteelCentral™ AppResponse 11
  • • Full stack analysis – from packets to pages
  • • Rich performance metrics & pre-defined insights for fast problem identification/resolution
  • • Modular, flexible solution for deeply-analyzing network & application performance
Learn More