The CTDB dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wireshark | Dec 1, 2016 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade tsharkUpgrade wireshark-liteUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade tshark-lite | Dec 10, 2025 | Aug 18, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.4.15-0.175.0.13.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.0Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.4.15-0.175.0.13.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.0Upgrade entire/ to version 11.4-11.4.0.0.1.15.0 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.4.15-0.175.0.13.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.0 | May 29, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-gnome | Oct 16, 2024 | Aug 16, 2012 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwiretap15Upgrade libwireshark18Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwireshark19Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwiretap16Upgrade libwsutil16Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwsutil17 | Dec 12, 2013 | Jun 27, 2013 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.8.2Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.15Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.6.10 | Oct 4, 2017 | Aug 16, 2012 |
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