Unspecified vulnerability in packet.c in the GSM A RR dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 and 1.2.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors related to an uninitialized dissector handle, which triggers an assertion failure.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.0 (including) | 1.2.0 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.2.1 (including) | 1.2.1 (including) |
| Ethereal | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | intrepid | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | jaunty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | karmic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3893
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5423
- http://secunia.com/advisories/36754
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36408
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-06.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3893
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A5423