Security readout for executives and security teams
This vulnerability can make vulnerable Wireshark 1.6.x installations hang when they process a specially crafted IEEE 802.11 packet. It affects analysis availability, not data confidentiality or system takeover based on the provided sources. Risk is highest where Wireshark processes untrusted wireless traffic or capture files. Exposure is likely limited to systems running Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.6, especially analyst workstations, lab systems, or automated packet-processing pipelines that inspect IEEE 802.11 traffic or captures. Treat this as a moderate availability issue. It should be remediated in normal vulnerability-management cycles, faster for security teams relying on Wireshark for wireless incident response, monitoring, or untrusted capture analysis. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark 1.6.x installations to 1.6.6 or later.; Apply relevant operating-system vendor packages, such as distribution security updates.; Prioritize systems that process untrusted IEEE 802.11 traffic or captures..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- wireshark-ieee-dos(74362)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6809CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:15244CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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