wnpa-sec-2010-12 · ASN.1 BER vulnerability in Wireshark
Summary
Name: ASN.1 BER vulnerability in Wireshark
Docid: wnpa-sec-2010-12
Date: October 11, 2010
Affected versions: 1.4.0
Fixed versions: 1.4.1
Details
Description
Wireshark 1.4.1 fixes the following vulnerability:
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The Penetration Test Team of NCNIPC (China) discovered that the
ASN.1 BER dissector was susceptible to a stack overflow.
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Bug 5230 ) Versions affected: All previous versions up to and including 1.2.11 and 1.4.0. CVE-2010-3445
Impact
It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a series of malformed packets onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Resolution
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.4.1 or later. Due to the nature of these bugs we do not recommend trying to work around the problem by disabling dissectors.