Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service.
Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.4.7 or later,
For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
The flaw is caused by an error in the 'bytes_repr_len' function, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via arbitrary TCP traffic.
Affected
Wireshark version 1.4.5
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2011-1956 -
CVSS Base Score: 4.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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