Description
Stack consumption vulnerability in the dissect_ber_choice function in the BER dissector in Wireshark 1.2.x through 1.2.15 and 1.4.x through 1.4.4 might allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors involving self-referential ASN.1 CHOICE values.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | wireshark | 1.4.4-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | wireshark | 1.4.4-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | wireshark | 1.4.4-1 | — |
References
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.15.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516
- ADV-2011-0622 vdb-entry
- MDVSA-2011:044 vendor-advisory
- 1025148 vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:14724 vdb-entry signature