This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.

Successful exploitation allows attackers to crash an affected application, denying service to legitimate users. Impact Level: Application.

Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.8 or 1.6.1 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download.html

The flaw is caused to an infinite loop was found in the way ANSI A Interface dissector of the Wireshark network traffic analyser processed certain ANSI A MAP capture files. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious packet capture file, it could lead to denial of service.

Wireshark version 1.6.0 Wireshark version 1.4.x through 1.4.7

• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=37930
• http://secunia.com/advisories/45086
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/07/20/2

---

Updated on 2015-03-25