epan/dissectors/packet-xot.c in the XOT dissector (dissect_xot_pdu) in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.8 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via an encoded XOT packet that produces a zero length value when it is decoded.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.9.8 (including) | 0.9.8 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.9.10 (including) | 0.9.10 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.10 (including) | 0.10 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.10.4 (including) | 0.10.4 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.10.13 (including) | 0.10.13 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99 (including) | 0.99 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99.1 (including) | 0.99.1 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99.2 (including) | 0.99.2 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 0.99.3 (including) | 0.99.3 (including) |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1 | RedHat | wireshark-0:0.99.4-AS21.1 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | RedHat | wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL3.1 | * |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | RedHat | wireshark-0:0.99.4-EL4.1 | * |
| Ethereal | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | devel | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | edgy | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | feisty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | gutsy | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29843
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10199
- ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20061101-01-P
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22590
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22659
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22672
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22692
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22797
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22841
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22929
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23096
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1017129
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-255.htm
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/723736
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:195
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_65_ethereal.html
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2006-0726.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/450307/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20762
- http://www.us.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-1201
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4220
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29843
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-746
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10199