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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800290
Category:Buffer overflow
Title:Wireshark Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities - Windows
Summary:Wireshark is prone to multiple Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to multiple Buffer Overflow vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
The flaws are caused by buffer overflow errors in the LWRES dissector when
processing malformed data or packets.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation allows attackers to crash an affected application or
potentially execute arbitrary code.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.2.0 to 1.2.5 and 0.9.15 to 1.0.10

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.6 or 1.0.11

CVSS Score:
7.5

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-0304
1023516
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023516
37985
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/37985
38257
http://secunia.com/advisories/38257
38348
http://secunia.com/advisories/38348
38829
http://secunia.com/advisories/38829
61987
http://osvdb.org/61987
ADV-2010-0239
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0239
DSA-1983
http://www.debian.org/security/2010/dsa-1983
FEDORA-2010-3556
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2010-March/036415.html
MDVSA-2010:031
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:031
[oss-security] 20100129 Re: CVE id request: Wireshark
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/01/29/4
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.2/epan/dissectors/packet-lwres.c?view=diff&r1=31596&r2=28492&diff_format=h
http://www.metasploit.com/modules/exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-01.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8490
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A8490
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9933
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9933
wireshark-lwres-bo(55951)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55951
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