WireShark.OpenSAFETY.Dissector.DoS

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This indicates an attack attempt against a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in WireShark.
The vulnerability is caused by an error when the vulnerable software handles a malicious request from a client.

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WireShark version 1.6.0
WireShark version 1.6.1

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Denial of Service: Remote attackers can crash vulnerable systems.

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Currently we are not aware of any vendor supplied patch for this issue.

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Coverage

IPS (Regular DB)
IPS (Extended DB)