Description
This module injects a malformed UDP packet to crash Wireshark and TShark 1.8.0 to 1.8.7, as well as 1.6.0 to 1.6.15. The vulnerability exists in the CAPWAP dissector which fails to handle a packet correctly when an incorrect length is given.
Module options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use auxiliary/dos/wireshark/capwapmsf undefined(capwap) > show actions ...actions...msf undefined(capwap) > set ACTION < action-name >msf undefined(capwap) > show options ...show and set options...msf undefined(capwap) > runPrioritise with Active Threat Intelligence
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