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Wireshark
by:
SecurityFocus
7.8
CVSS
HIGH
Denial-of-Service
400
CWE
Product Name: Wireshark
Affected Version From: 1.4.2000
Affected Version To: 1.4.2001
Patch Exists: Yes
Related CWE: N/A
CPE: a:wireshark:wireshark
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
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Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: N/A
2009

Wireshark Remote Denial-of-Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle certain types of packets. Attackers can exploit this issue to cause the application to enter an infinite loop which may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark.
Source

Exploit-DB raw data:

Source:  https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/44986/info

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle certain types of packets.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause the application to enter an infinite loop which may cause denial-of-service conditions.

Wireshark 1.4.0 to 1.4.1 are vulnerable. 

https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb-bin-sploits/-/raw/main/bin-sploits/15973.pcap (44986.pcap)