Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector DoS Vulnerability - May 13 (Windows)

Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause denial of service by injecting a malformed packet. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.6.15 or 1.8.7 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
- 'fragment_add_seq_common' function in epan/reassemble.c has an incorrect pointer dereference. - 'dissect_ber_choice' function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c does not properly initialize variables.
Affected
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 on Windows
References