Summary
Name:DOCSIS vulnerabilities in Wireshark
Docid: wnpa-sec-2010-04
Date: May 5, 2010
Versions affected: 0.9.6 up to and including 1.2.7
Details
Description
Wireshark 1.2.8 fixes the following vulnerability:
-
The DOCSIS dissector could crash.
(Bug
4644 &
bug
4646)
Versions affected: 0.9.6 to 1.0.12, 1.2.0 to 1.2.7
Impact
It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Resolution
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.8 or later.
If are running Wireshark 1.2.7 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 "DOCSIS" is un-checked.
- Click "Save", then click "OK".