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Wireshark : CVE-2012-4288 : Wireshark XTP dissector large loop

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Wireshark : CVE-2012-4288 : Wireshark XTP dissector large loop

Severity
3
CVSS
(AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
08/16/2012
Created
07/25/2018
Added
10/04/2017
Modified
10/04/2017

Description

Integer overflow in the dissect_xtp_ecntl function in epan/dissectors/packet-xtp.c in the XTP 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 or application crash) via a large value for a span length.

Solution(s)

  • wireshark-upgrade-1_4_15
  • wireshark-upgrade-1_6_10
  • wireshark-upgrade-1_8_2

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