Wireshark Tektronix K12 and NetScreen Snoop File Reading Errors Let Users Deny Service
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1021697 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1021697
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2009-0599, CVE-2009-0600, CVE-2009-0601
(Links to External Site)
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Updated: Feb 20 2009
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Original Entry Date: Feb 10 2009
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Impact:
Denial of service via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): 0.99.6 - 1.0.5
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Description:
Several vulnerabilities were reported in Wireshark. A user can cause denial of service conditions.
A user can create a specially crafted NetScreen snoop file that, when loaded by Wireshark, will cause Wireshark to crash.
A user can create a specially crafted Tektronix K12 text capture file that, when loaded by Wireshark, will cause Wireshark to crash.
On non-Windows systems, a local user can set a specially crafted HOME environment variable value containing format string characters to cause Wireshark to crash.
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Impact:
A user can cause denial of service conditions.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fixed version (1.0.6).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html
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Vendor URL: www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Not specified
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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