Wireshark Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (wnpa-sec-2010-08) - Windows
🗓️ 19 Aug 2010 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 31 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CentOS 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2010:0625) | 24 Aug 201000:00 | – | nessus | |
| Debian DSA-2101-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities | 1 Sep 201000:00 | – | nessus | |
| GLSA-201110-02 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities | 10 Oct 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2010:113) | 30 Jul 201000:00 | – | nessus | |
| RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (RHSA-2010:0625) | 12 Aug 201000:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-1) | 5 May 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-2) | 5 May 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0010-2) | 13 Jun 201400:00 | – | nessus | |
| SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4267) | 7 Apr 201100:00 | – | nessus | |
| SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7438) | 13 Dec 201100:00 | – | nessus |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-08.html |
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.10.html |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2010 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
CPE = "cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801434");
script_version("2025-12-11T05:46:19+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-12-11 05:46:19 +0000 (Thu, 11 Dec 2025)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2010-08-19 10:23:11 +0200 (Thu, 19 Aug 2010)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2010-2994");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_name("Wireshark Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (wnpa-sec-2010-08) - Windows");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-08.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.10.html");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone AG");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Buffer overflow");
script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wireshark/windows/detected");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow attackers to cause buffer overflow.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark version 0.10.13 through 1.0.14 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.9.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to an error in handling 'ASN.1 BER dissector' which
could be used to exhaust stack memory.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 1.0.15, 1.2.10 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if(version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"1.2.0", test_version2:"1.2.9")||
version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"0.10.13", test_version2:"1.0.14")) {
security_message(port:0, data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable");
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
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