wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Mar 8, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwsutil11Upgrade libwsutil7Upgrade wireshark-gtkUpgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwiretap7 | Feb 2, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.9Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.1 | Oct 4, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
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