Wireshark RTP Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability-01 May14 (Mac OS X)

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  3. Wireshark RTP Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability-01 May14 (Mac OS X)
Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to conduct a DoS (Denial of Service). Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.7 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
The flaw is due to error in 'srtp_add_address' function within epan/dissectors/packet-rtp.c in the RTP dissector.
Affected
Wireshark version 1.10.x before 1.10.7 on Mac OS X
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Updated on 2015-03-25
Severity
Medium Severity
Classification
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