Resource Management Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions <1.8.2-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.13% (86th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN9-WIRESHARK-377383
  • published16 Aug 2012
  • disclosed16 Aug 2012

Introduced: 16 Aug 2012

CVE-2012-4287  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:9 wireshark to version 1.8.2-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a small value for a BSON document length.

CVSS Scores

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