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TITLE:
Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA39661

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/39661/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Wireshark, which can be
exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).

The vulnerability is caused due to an error within the DOCSIS (Data
Over Cable Service Interface Specifications) dissector and can be
exploited to e.g. cause a crash via specially crafted DOCSIS
traffic.

The vulnerability is reported in 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and version
1.2.0 through 1.2.7.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.0.13 or 1.2.8.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-03.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-04.html

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