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Wireshark : CVE-2006-4333 : Malformed packet could make the Q.2931 dissector use up available memory

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Wireshark : CVE-2006-4333 : Malformed packet could make the Q.2931 dissector use up available memory

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
08/24/2006
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/04/2017
Modified
10/04/2017

Description

The SSCOP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) before 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via malformed packets that cause the Q.2391 dissector to use excessive memory.

Solution(s)

  • wireshark-upgrade-0_99_3

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