The dissect_per_length_determinant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector...
Vulnerability Description
The dissect_per_length_determinant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize a length field in certain abnormal situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54371
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54178
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-52.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2734
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-per.c?r1=49985&r2=49984&pathrev=49985
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54296
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49985
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17417
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8722
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html
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