Security update for wireshark
This update to Wireshark 1 12.11 fixes a number issues in protocol dissectors that could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into the network or a capture file. - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-22) - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-23) - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-24) - Wireshark and TShark could exhaust the stack (wnpa-sec-2016-25) - The GSM CBCH dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26) - The NCP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28) - CVE-2016-2523: DNP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-03) - CVE-2016-2530: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2531: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2532: LLRP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-11) - GSM A-bis OML dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-14) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-18) Also containsfurther bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.11.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.10.html
02 / AFFECTED SOFTWARE
Affected packages
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
Source records
This update to Wireshark 1 12.11 fixes a number issues in protocol dissectors that could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into the network or a capture file. - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-22) - The PKTC dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-23) - The IAX2 dissector could go into an infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-24) - Wireshark and TShark could exhaust the stack (wnpa-sec-2016-25) - The GSM CBCH dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-26) - The NCP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2016-28) - CVE-2016-2523: DNP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2016-03) - CVE-2016-2530: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2531: RSL dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-10) - CVE-2016-2532: LLRP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-11) - GSM A-bis OML dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-14) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-15) - ASN.1 BER dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2016-18) Also containsfurther bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in: https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.11.html https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.10.html
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/968565
- https://bugzilla.suse.com/976944
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2523
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2530
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2531
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2532
- https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20161344-1/