Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability (Win)

Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to crash the application. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark 1.2.8 or 1.0.13, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
The flaw is caused by an error in the DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) dissector when processing malformed data. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a malformed packet trace file.
Affected
Wireshark Version 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and Wireshark Version 1.2.0 through 1.2.7
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