Summary
Name:Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark
Docid: wnpa-sec-2009-06
Date: September 15, 2009
Versions affected: 0.99.6 up to and including 1.2.1
Details
Description
Wireshark 1.2.2 fixes the following vulnerabilities:
-
The GSM A RR dissector could crash.
(Bug
3893)
Versions affected: 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 -
The OpcUa dissector could use excessive CPU and memory.
(Bug
3986)
Versions affected: 0.99.6 to 1.0.8, 1.2.0 to 1.2.1 -
The TLS dissector could crash on some platforms.
(Bug
4008)
Versions affected: 1.2.0 to 1.2.1
Impact
It may be possible to make Wireshark crash remotely or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Resolution
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.2 or later.
If are running Wireshark 1.2.1 or earlier (including Ethereal) and cannot upgrade, you can work around each of the problems listed above by doing the following:
- Disable the affected dissectors:
- Select Analyze→Enabled Protocols... from the menu.
- Make sure "GSM CCCH", "OpcUa", and "SSL" are all un-checked.
- Click "Save", then click "OK".