The dissect_diagnosticrequest function in epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses an incorrect integer data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | May 24, 2013 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Mar 31, 2017 | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.8.8-0.175.1.10.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.8.8-0.175.1.10.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.8.8-0.175.1.10.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade sle-sdk-releaseUpgrade wireshark-debugsourceUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-debuginfoUpgrade wireshark-devel | Dec 12, 2013 | Mar 7, 2013 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.8.6 | Oct 4, 2017 | Mar 7, 2013 |
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