CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
86.8%
The installed version of Wireshark is 1.4.x before 1.4.12. This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :
An error exists in the pcap and pcap-ng parsers that can allow them to crash when reading ‘ERF’ data.
(Issue 6804)
An error exists in the ‘ANSI A’ dissector that can allow it to crash after dereferencing a NULL pointer.
(Issue 6823)
An error exists in the ‘MP2T’ dissector that can allow it to allocate too much memory thus, resulting in crashes. (Issue 6833)
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(58517);
script_version("1.12");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/03/09");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-1593", "CVE-2012-1594", "CVE-2012-1595", "CVE-2012-1596");
script_bugtraq_id(52735, 52736, 52737, 52738);
script_xref(name:"EDB-ID", value:"18758");
script_name(english:"Wireshark 1.4.x < 1.4.12 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Does a version check");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by
multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The installed version of Wireshark is 1.4.x before 1.4.12. This
version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :
- An error exists in the pcap and pcap-ng parsers that
can allow them to crash when reading 'ERF' data.
(Issue 6804)
- An error exists in the 'ANSI A' dissector that can allow
it to crash after dereferencing a NULL pointer.
(Issue 6823)
- An error exists in the 'MP2T' dissector that can allow
it to allocate too much memory thus, resulting in
crashes. (Issue 6833)");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-04.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.12.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.12 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_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2012/03/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2012/03/27");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/03/28");
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) 2012-2023 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("wireshark_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("SMB/Wireshark/Installed");
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' : '1.4.0', 'max_version' : '1.4.11', 'fixed_version' : '1.4.12' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1593
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1594
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1595
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2012-1596
www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.12.html
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-04.html
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-06.html
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-07.html