This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of
service vulnerability.
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
#
# Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
#
# Authors:
# Sooraj KS <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801833");
script_version("2020-04-23T08:43:39+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2020-04-23 08:43:39 +0000 (Thu, 23 Apr 2020)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-01-31 05:37:34 +0100 (Mon, 31 Jan 2011)");
script_bugtraq_id(45775);
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0445");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_name("Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/64625");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0079");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-02.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5537");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Wireshark/Win/Ver");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation will allow attackers to create a denial of service.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark versions 1.4.0 through 1.4.2.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is caused by an assertion error in the ASN.1 BER dissector, which
could be exploited to crash an affected application.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark 1.4.3 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of
service vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/download");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
sharkVer = get_kb_item("Wireshark/Win/Ver");
if(!sharkVer){
exit(0);
}
if(version_in_range (version:sharkVer, test_version:"1.4.0", test_version2:"1.4.2")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sharkVer, vulnerable_range:"1.4.0 - 1.4.2");
security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}