Name: GSM RR dissector large loop
Date: July 26, 2013
Affected versions: 1.10.0, 1.8.0 to 1.8.8
Fixed versions: 1.10.1, 1.8.9
The GSM RR dissector (and possibly others) could go into a large loop.
It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.10.1, 1.8.9 or later.
- WLAN packet capture and transmission
- Full 802.11 a/b/g/n support
- View management, control and data frames
- Multi-channel aggregation (with multiple adapters)