The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.6.0 (including) | 1.6.0 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.6.1 (including) | 1.6.1 (including) |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.6.2 (including) | 1.6.2 (including) |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | oneiric | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision\u0026revision=39140
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
- http://osvdb.org/76768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision\u0026revision=39140
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/01/9
- http://osvdb.org/76768
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46644
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50479
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-17.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6351
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=750643
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/71090
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14833