Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities-01 Aug14 (Mac OS X)

Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to conduct a DoS (Denial of Service). Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.9 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
Multiple flaws exists due to, - An error in 'dissect_log' function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c within the ASN.1 BER dissector. - An error in 'read_new_line' function in wiretap/catapult_dct2000.c within the Catapult DCT2000 dissector. - An error in 'APN decode' functionality in epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c within the GTP and GSM Management dissectors. - An error in 'rlc_decode_li' function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c within the RLC dissector. - An error in 'dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring' function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c within the ASN.1 BER dissector.
Affected
Wireshark version 1.10.x before 1.10.9 on Mac OS X
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References