wnpa-sec-2010-01 · Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark
Summary
Name: Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark
Docid: wnpa-sec-2010-01
Date: January 27, 2010
Affected versions: 0.9.0 up to and including 1.0.10
Fixed versions: 1.0.11
Details
Description
Wireshark 1.0.11 fixes the following vulnerabilities:
-
The SMB and SMB2 dissectors could crash.
(Bug
4301)
Versions affected: 0.9.0 to 1.0.10, 1.2.0 to 1.2.4 CVE-2009-4377 The Infiniband dissector could crash on some platforms.
Versions affected: 1.0.6 to 1.0.10, 1.2.0
CVE-2009-2563 -
Babi discovered several buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector.
Versions affected: 0.9.15 to 1.0.10, 1.2.0 to 1.2.5
Impact
It may be possible to make Wireshark crash remotely or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Resolution
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.0.11 or later.
If are running Wireshark {{ end_version }} or earlier (including Ethereal) and cannot upgrade, you can work around each of the problems listed above by doing the following:
- Disable the affected dissectors:
- Select Analyze→Enabled Protocols... from the menu.
- Make sure "RADIUS" and "DCERPC" are all un-checked.
- Click "Save", then click "OK".