Wireshark Packet Reassembly Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1020471
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id?1020471
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CVE Reference: CVE-2008-3145
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Jul 23 2008
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Original Entry Date: Jul 11 2008
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Impact: Denial of service via network
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Fix Available: Yes
Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 0.8.19 - 1.0.1
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Description: A vulnerability was reported in Wireshark. A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
A remote user can send a series of specially crafted packets to cause the target service to crash.
The vulnerability resides in the fragment_add_work() function in 'reassemble.c'.
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Impact: A remote user can cause denial of service conditions.
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Solution: The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.0.2).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html
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Vendor URL: www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause: Boundary error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
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Source Message Contents
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Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:52:20 -0400
Subject: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html
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