===================================================================== CERT-Renater Note d'Information No. 2010/VULN050 _____________________________________________________________________ DATE : 28/01/2010 HARDWARE PLATFORM(S) : / OPERATING SYSTEM(S) : Systems running Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.6. ====================================================================== http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html ______________________________________________________________________ Summary Name:LWRES vulnerability in Wireshark® version 0.9.0 to 1.2.5 Docid: wnpa-sec-2010-02 Date: January 27, 2010 Versions affected: 0.9.0 up to and including 1.2.5 Details Description Wireshark 1.2.6 fixes the following vulnerabilities: * Babi discovered several buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector. Versions affected: 0.9.15 to 1.0.10, 1.2.0 to 1.2.5 Impact It may be possible to make Wireshark crash remotely or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. Resolution Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.6 or later. If are running Wireshark 1.2.5 or earlier (including Ethereal) and cannot upgrade, you can work around each of the problems listed above by doing the following: * Disable the LWRES dissector: o Select Analyze→Enabled Protocols... from the menu. o Make sure "LWRES" is un-checked. o Click "Save", then click "OK". ====================================================================== ========================================================= Les serveurs de référence du CERT-Renater http://www.urec.fr/securite http://www.cru.fr/securite http://www.renater.fr ========================================================= + CERT-RENATER | tel : 01-53-94-20-44 + + 151 bd de l'Hopital | fax : 01-53-94-20-41 + + 75013 Paris | email: certsvp@renater.fr + =========================================================