Description
The bytes_repr_len function in Wireshark 1.4.5 uses an incorrect pointer argument, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via arbitrary TCP traffic.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://www.wireshark.org/news/20110418.html ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/05/31/19 ↗
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14943 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67789 ↗
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/06/01/9 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/44449 ↗
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.6.html ↗
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5837 ↗