The APN decode functionality in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c...
Vulnerability Description
The APN decode functionality in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c in the GTP and GSM Management dissectors in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not completely initialize a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Impact Analysis
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Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
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References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10216
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3fc441e7a5008640c68ec985e669d5092414a519
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-09.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd7134d907350ccc574cdec596f4162860912bb9
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