Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors.

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

  - Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP,     (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP     dissectors. (CVE-2012-2392)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER     dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x     before 1.6.8 does not properly construct certain array     data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted     packet that triggers incorrect memory allocation.
    (CVE-2012-2393)

  - Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 on     the SPARC and Itanium platforms does not properly     perform data alignment for a certain structure member,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (application crash) via a (1) ICMP or (2) ICMPv6     Echo Request packet. (CVE-2012-2394)

  - The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14,     1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer     dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet,     as demonstrated by a usbmon dump. (CVE-2012-4048)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in     Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and     1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a     crafted packet. (CVE-2012-4049)

Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Wireshark, previously known as Ethereal, is a network protocol analyzer. It is used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

Two flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2013-3559, CVE-2013-4083)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2012-2392, CVE-2012-3825, CVE-2012-4285, CVE-2012-4288, CVE-2012-4289, CVE-2012-4290, CVE-2012-4291, CVE-2012-4292, CVE-2012-5595, CVE-2012-5597, CVE-2012-5598, CVE-2012-5599, CVE-2012-5600, CVE-2012-6056, CVE-2012-6059, CVE-2012-6060, CVE-2012-6061, CVE-2012-6062, CVE-2013-3557, CVE-2013-3561, CVE-2013-4081, CVE-2013-4927, CVE-2013-4931, CVE-2013-4932, CVE-2013-4933, CVE-2013-4934, CVE-2013-4935, CVE-2013-4936, CVE-2013-5721)

The wireshark packages have been upgraded to upstream version 1.8.10, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous versions. For more information on the bugs fixed, enhancements included, and supported protocols introduced, refer to the Wireshark Release Notes, linked to in the References. (BZ#711024)

This update also fixes the following bugs :

* Previously, Wireshark did not parse the RECLAIM-COMPLETE opcode when inspecting traffic generated by NFSv4.1. A patch has been provided to enable the parsing of the RECLAIM_COMPLETE opcode, and Wireshark is now able to properly dissect and handle NFSv4.1 traffic. (BZ#750712)

* Prior to this update, frame arrival times in a text file were reported one hour ahead from the timestamps in the packet capture file. This resulted in various failures being reported by the dfilter-test.py test suite. To fix this bug, frame arrival timestamps have been shifted by one hour, thus fixing this bug. (BZ#832021)

* The 'tshark -D' command returned output to STDERR instead of STDOUT, which could break scripts that are parsing the 'tshark -D' output.
This bug has been fixed, and the 'tshark -D' command now writes output data to a correct standard stream. (BZ#1004636)

* Due to an array overrun, Wireshark could experience undefined program behavior or could unexpectedly terminate. With this update, proper array handling ensures Wireshark no longer crashes in the described scenario. (BZ#715560)

* Previously, the dftest and randpkt command line utilities lacked manual pages. This update adds proper manual pages for both utilities.
(BZ#659661)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements :

* With this update, Wireshark is able to properly dissect and handle InfiniBand and GlusterFS traffic. (BZ#699636, BZ#858976)

All Wireshark users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

This update is a maintenance release of Wireshark. It fixes some vulererabilities when dissecting certain protocols. As packages for these protocols may be received over the network, an attacker may trigger infinite or large loops or crashes of the dissector. Wireshark release notes and advisories :

- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.13.html

- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html

  - CVE-2012-2392

- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html

  - CVE-2012-2393

- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-10.html

  - CVE-2012-2394

Two flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2013-3559, CVE-2013-4083)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2012-2392, CVE-2012-3825, CVE-2012-4285, CVE-2012-4288, CVE-2012-4289, CVE-2012-4290, CVE-2012-4291, CVE-2012-4292, CVE-2012-5595, CVE-2012-5597, CVE-2012-5598, CVE-2012-5599, CVE-2012-5600, CVE-2012-6056, CVE-2012-6059, CVE-2012-6060, CVE-2012-6061, CVE-2012-6062, CVE-2013-3557, CVE-2013-3561, CVE-2013-4081, CVE-2013-4927, CVE-2013-4931, CVE-2013-4932, CVE-2013-4933, CVE-2013-4934, CVE-2013-4935, CVE-2013-4936, CVE-2013-5721)

The wireshark packages have been upgraded to upstream version 1.8.10, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous versions. For more information on the bugs fixed, enhancements included, and supported protocols introduced, refer to the Wireshark Release Notes.

This update also fixes the following bugs :

  - Previously, Wireshark did not parse the RECLAIM-COMPLETE     opcode when inspecting traffic generated by NFSv4.1. A     patch has been provided to enable the parsing of the     RECLAIM_COMPLETE opcode, and Wireshark is now able to     properly dissect and handle NFSv4.1 traffic.

  - Prior to this update, frame arrival times in a text file     were reported one hour ahead from the timestamps in the     packet capture file. This resulted in various failures     being reported by the dfilter-test.py test suite. To fix     this bug, frame arrival timestamps have been shifted by     one hour, thus fixing this bug.

  - The 'tshark -D' command returned output to STDERR     instead of STDOUT, which could break scripts that are     parsing the 'tshark -D' output. This bug has been fixed,     and the 'tshark -D' command now writes output data to a     correct standard stream.

  - Due to an array overrun, Wireshark could experience     undefined program behavior or could unexpectedly     terminate. With this update, proper array handling     ensures Wireshark no longer crashes in the described     scenario.

  - Previously, the dftest and randpkt command line     utilities lacked manual pages. This update adds proper     manual pages for both utilities.

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements :

  - With this update, Wireshark is able to properly dissect     and handle InfiniBand and GlusterFS traffic.

All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Two flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2013-3559 , CVE-2013-4083)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2012-2392 , CVE-2012-3825 , CVE-2012-4285 , CVE-2012-4288 , CVE-2012-4289 , CVE-2012-4290 , CVE-2012-4291 , CVE-2012-4292 , CVE-2012-5595 , CVE-2012-5597 , CVE-2012-5598 , CVE-2012-5599 , CVE-2012-5600 , CVE-2012-6056 , CVE-2012-6059 , CVE-2012-6060 , CVE-2012-6061 , CVE-2012-6062 , CVE-2013-3557 , CVE-2013-3561 , CVE-2013-4081 , CVE-2013-4927 , CVE-2013-4931 , CVE-2013-4932 , CVE-2013-4933 , CVE-2013-4934 , CVE-2013-4935 , CVE-2013-4936 , CVE-2013-5721)

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1569 advisory.

    - Resolves: CVE-2013-4927                 CVE-2013-4931                 CVE-2013-4932                 CVE-2013-4933                 CVE-2013-4934                 CVE-2013-4935                 CVE-2013-3557

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in wireshark :

Infinite and large loops in ANSI MAP, BACapp, Bluetooth HCI, IEEE 802.3, LTP, and R3 dissectors have been fixed. Discovered by Laurent Butti (http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html [CVE-2012-2392])

The DIAMETER dissector could try to allocate memory improperly and crash (http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html [CVE-2012-2393])

Wireshark could crash on SPARC processors due to misaligned memory.
Discovered by Klaus Heckelmann (http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-10.html [CVE-2012-2394])

The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by a usbmon dump (CVE-2012-4048).

epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet (CVE-2012-4049).

The DCP ETSI dissector could trigger a zero division (CVE-2012-4285).

The XTP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2012-4288).

The AFP dissector could go into a large loop (CVE-2012-4289).

The RTPS2 dissector could overflow a buffer (CVE-2012-4296).

The GSM RLC MAC dissector could overflow a buffer (CVE-2012-4297).

The CIP dissector could exhaust system memory (CVE-2012-4291).

The STUN dissector could crash (CVE-2012-4292).

The EtherCAT Mailbox dissector could abort (CVE-2012-4293).

The CTDB dissector could go into a large loop (CVE-2012-4290).

Martin Wilck discovered an infinite loop in the DRDA dissector (CVE-2012-5239).

The USB dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-31)

The ISAKMP dissector could crash. (wnpa-sec-2012-35)

The iSCSI dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-36)

The WTP dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-37)

The RTCP dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-38)

The ICMPv6 dissector could go into an infinite loop.
(wnpa-sec-2012-40)

Infinite and large loops in the Bluetooth HCI, CSN.1, DCP-ETSI DOCSIS CM-STAUS, IEEE 802.3 Slow Protocols, MPLS, R3, RTPS, SDP, and SIP dissectors (wnpa-sec-2013-01).

The CLNP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-02).

The DTN dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-03).

The MS-MMC dissector (and possibly others) could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-04).

The DTLS dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-05).

The DCP-ETSI dissector could corrupt memory (wnpa-sec-2013-07).

The Wireshark dissection engine could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-08).

The NTLMSSP dissector could overflow a buffer (wnpa-sec-2013-09).

The sFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2012-6054).

The SCTP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2012-6056).

The MS-MMS dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2478).

The RTPS and RTPS2 dissectors could crash (CVE-2013-2480).

The Mount dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2481).

The AMPQ dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2013-2482).

The ACN dissector could attempt to divide by zero (CVE-2013-2483).

The CIMD dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2484).

The FCSP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2013-2485).

The DTLS dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2488).

This advisory provides the latest version of Wireshark (1.6.14) which is not vulnerable to these issues.

This version upgrade of wireshark fixes multiple denial of service flaws :

  - denial of service via memory alignment flaw.
    (CVE-2012-2394)

  - DIAMETER memory allocation flaw. (CVE-2012-2393)

  - denial of service in multiple dissectors / parsers     Additionally, various other non-security bug fixes were     introduced. (CVE-2012-2392)

Multiple vulnerabilities was found and corrected in Wireshark :

It may be possible to make Wireshark hang for long or indefinite periods by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

This advisory provides the latest version of Wireshark (1.6.8) which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Multiple file parser and NULL pointer vulnerabilities including a RLC dissector buffer overflow was found and corrected in Wireshark.

This advisory provides the latest version of Wireshark (1.6.5 ) which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Update to latest upstream release, fixing few security bugs.

CVE-2012-2392: Infinite and large loops in ANSI MAP, ASF, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.3, and LTP dissectors.

CVE-2012-2393: Memory allocation flaw in the DIAMETER dissector.

CVE-2012-2394: Denial of service (crash) due memory alignment problem on SPARC and Itanium processors.

CVE-2012-3825: Integer overflows in BACapp and Bluetooth HCI dissectors, leading to DoS

CVE-2012-3826: Integer overflows in the R3 dissector, leading to DoS.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This version upgrade of wireshark fixes multiple denial of service flaws :

  - denial of service via memory alignment flaw.
    (CVE-2012-2394)

  - DIAMETER memory allocation flaw. (CVE-2012-2393)

  - denial of service in multiple dissectors / parsers     Additionally, various other non-security bug fixes have     been introduced. (CVE-2012-2392)

The installed version of Wireshark is 1.6.x before 1.6.8.  This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Input validation errors exist in the dissectors for     ANSI MAP, ASF, BACapp, Bluetooth HCI, IEEE 802.11,     IEEE 802.3, LTP, and R3 that can allow specially crafted     packets to cause the application to enter infinite or     very large loops making it unavailable. (Issues 6805,     7118, 7119, 7120, 7121, 7122, 7124, 7125)

  - An input validation error exists in the DIAMETER     dissector that can allow specially crafted packets to     cause improper memory allocation leading to application     crashes. (Issue 7138)

  - An unspecified error can cause the application to crash     due to a memory misalignment. Note, for Windows, this     issue only occurs on the Itanium platform. (Issue 7221)

The installed version of Wireshark is 1.4.x before 1.4.13.  This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Input validation errors exist in the dissectors for     ANSI MAP, ASF, BACapp, Bluetooth HCI, IEEE 802.11,     IEEE 802.3, LTP, and R3 that can allow specially crafted     packets to cause the application to enter infinite or     very large loops making it unavailable. (Issues 6805,     7118, 7119, 7120, 7121, 7122, 7124, 7125)

  - An input validation error exists in the DIAMETER     dissector that can allow specially crafted packets to     cause improper memory allocation leading to application     crashes. (Issue 7138)

  - An unspecified error can cause the application to crash     due to a memory misalignment. Note, for Windows, this     issue only occurs on the Itanium platform. (Issue 7221)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
80803	Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : wireshark (multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark1)	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	low
79162	CentOS 6 : wireshark (CESA-2013:1569)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	high
74636	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2012:0657-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	low
71301	Scientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20131121)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	high
71268	Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2013-251)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
71105	Oracle Linux 6 : wireshark (ELSA-2013-1569)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	high
71005	RHEL 6 : wireshark (RHSA-2013:1569)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
66069	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2013:055)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
64230	SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 6381)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	low
61953	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2012:080)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	low
61943	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2012:015)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	low
59940	Fedora 16 : wireshark-1.6.8-1.fc16 (2012-10175)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	low
59723	SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 8168)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	low
59240	Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.8 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	low
59239	Wireshark 1.4.x < 1.4.13 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	low

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