Wireshark Multiple Dissector Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities - March 13 (Mac OS X)

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  3. Wireshark Multiple Dissector Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities - March 13 (Mac OS X)
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 denial of service or to consume excessive CPU resources. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.6.14 or 1.8.6 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
Multiple flaws are due to errors in MS-MMS, RTPS, RTPS2, Mount, AMPQ, ACN, CIMD, FCSP and DTLS dissectors.
Affected
Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14, 1.8.x before 1.8.6 on Mac OS X
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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