Security readout for executives and security teams
This vulnerability affects old Wireshark releases. A specially malformed packet can crash Wireshark when its NTLMSSP dissector processes it. The documented impact is denial of service to the analyst application, not system compromise. Business urgency is mainly for teams still using Wireshark 1.6.x or 1.8.x builds from 2013. Exposure is likely limited to systems running the affected Wireshark versions and processing untrusted live traffic or packet captures. Modern maintained installations should not be affected if they are beyond the fixed releases or distro-patched packages. Treat this as a legacy exposure cleanup item unless affected versions are still used in security operations. Prioritize patching packet-analysis workstations and sensors because crashes can disrupt investigations or monitoring workflows. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark to 1.6.13, 1.8.5, or a later maintained release.; Apply vendor distribution security updates for Debian, openSUSE, or applicable platforms.; Avoid opening untrusted packet captures on affected Wireshark versions until updated..
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- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16004CVE reference · vdb-entry, signature
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