The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 1.12.x prior to 1.12.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in the following components :
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(87824);
script_version("1.12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/03/09");
script_cve_id(
"CVE-2015-8711",
"CVE-2015-8712",
"CVE-2015-8713",
"CVE-2015-8714",
"CVE-2015-8715",
"CVE-2015-8716",
"CVE-2015-8717",
"CVE-2015-8718",
"CVE-2015-8719",
"CVE-2015-8720",
"CVE-2015-8721",
"CVE-2015-8722",
"CVE-2015-8723",
"CVE-2015-8724",
"CVE-2015-8725",
"CVE-2015-8726",
"CVE-2015-8727",
"CVE-2015-8728",
"CVE-2015-8729",
"CVE-2015-8730",
"CVE-2015-8731",
"CVE-2015-8732",
"CVE-2015-8733"
);
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"38995");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"38996");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"38999");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39000");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39001");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39002");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39003");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39004");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39005");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39006");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39076");
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"39077");
script_name(english:"Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.9 Multiple DoS");
script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Wireshark.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host has an application installed that is affected
by multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is
1.12.x prior to 1.12.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple
denial of service vulnerabilities in the following components :
- 802.11 dissector
- AllJoyn dissector
- ANSI A dissector
- Ascend file parser
- BER dissector
- DCOM dissector
- DIAMETER dissector
- DNS dissector
- GSM A dissector
- NBAP dissector
- NLM dissector
- RSL dissector
- RSVP dissector
- SCTP dissector
- SDP dissector
- Sniffer file parser
- T.38 dissector
- UMTS FP dissector
- VeriWave file parser
- ZigBee ZCL dissector
- zlib compression
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead
relied only on the application's self-reported version number.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.9.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.9 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-8733");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2014/03/15");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/12/29");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2016/01/08");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2016-2023 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("wireshark_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Wireshark");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Wireshark', win_local:TRUE);
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '1.12.0', 'max_version' : '1.12.8', 'fixed_version' : '1.12.9' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8711
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8712
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8713
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8714
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8715
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8716
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8717
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8718
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8719
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8720
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8721
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8722
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8723
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8724
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8725
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8726
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8727
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8728
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8729
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8730
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8731
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8732
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2015-8733
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.9.html