Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to create a denial of service.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark 1.4.3 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
The flaw is caused by an assertion error in the ASN.1 BER dissector, which could be exploited to crash an affected application.
Affected
Wireshark versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.2.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-0445 -
CVSS Base Score: 5.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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