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 1.6.6 or later,
For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in the IEEE 802.11 dissector can be exploited to cause an infinite loop via a specially crafted packet.
Affected
Wireshark versions 1.6.x before 1.6.6 on Mac OS X
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2012-1594 -
CVSS Base Score: 3.3
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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