Security readout for executives and security teams
This issue can crash vulnerable Wireshark when it processes a malformed packet using the ASN.1 BER dissector. It is a denial-of-service risk to analysts and systems that run Wireshark, not evidence of data theft or code execution in the provided sources. Exposure is most likely where vulnerable Wireshark builds process live traffic or packet captures containing ASN.1 BER content. The bundle does not provide CPEs, exact package versions, or CVSS scoring. Treat this as a moderate operational reliability issue. Prioritize remediation on security analyst systems and packet-capture hosts because a crash could interrupt investigations, but the provided sources do not show code execution or active exploitation. Mitigation focus: Upgrade Wireshark to a release containing revision r48943 or a vendor backport.; Apply relevant OS vendor security updates from openSUSE, Gentoo, or your package provider.; Check Wireshark advisory WNPA-SEC-2013-25 for exact fixed-version guidance..
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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