The dissect_openflow_tablemod_v5 function in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c in the OpenFlow dissector in...
Vulnerability Description
The dissect_openflow_tablemod_v5 function in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c in the OpenFlow dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not validate a certain offset value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
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References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-October/168837.html
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1033272
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=828358d22c6bcf0a1ade5b3ffaa8018a385bfc6c
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=11358
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-27.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-September/165509.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3367
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2015-10/msg00053.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinoct2015-2511968.html
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