Wireshark 'IPMI dissector' Denial of Service Vulnerability (Win)

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  3. Wireshark 'IPMI dissector' Denial of Service Vulnerability (Win)
Summary
The host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to Denial of Service Vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation could allow attackers to cause denial of service. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.2.10 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download.html
Insight
The flaw is due to an error in the handling of 'IPMI dissector', which could be exploited to go into an infinite loop.
Affected
Wireshark version 1.2.0 to 1.2.9
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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