Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Windows)

Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.2.17 or 1.4.7 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
- An error in the DICOM dissector can be exploited to cause an infinite loop when processing certain malformed packets. - An error when processing a Diameter dictionary file can be exploited to cause the process to crash. - An error when processing a snoop file can be exploited to cause the process to crash. - An error when processing compressed capture data can be exploited to cause the process to crash. - An error when processing a Visual Networks file can be exploited to cause the process to crash.
Affected
Wireshark versions 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7.
References