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HistoryJun 13, 2011 - 12:00 a.m.

Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Windows)

2011-06-1300:00:00
Copyright (C) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH
plugins.openvas.org
5

0.015 Low

EPSS

Percentile

85.7%

This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple
denial of service vulnerabilities.

###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_wireshark_mult_dos_vuln_win_jun11.nasl 11997 2018-10-20 11:59:41Z mmartin $
#
# Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (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.
###############################################################################

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802200");
  script_version("$Revision: 11997 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2018-10-20 13:59:41 +0200 (Sat, 20 Oct 2018) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-06-13 15:28:04 +0200 (Mon, 13 Jun 2011)");
  script_bugtraq_id(48066);
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1957", "CVE-2011-1958", "CVE-2011-1959", "CVE-2011-2174",
                "CVE-2011-2175");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_name("Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (Windows)");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/44449/");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-07.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-08.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  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 remote attackers to cause a denial of
  service.");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark versions 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"- An error in the DICOM dissector can be exploited to cause an infinite loop
    when processing certain malformed packets.

  - An error when processing a Diameter dictionary file can be exploited to
    cause the process to crash.

  - An error when processing a snoop file can be exploited to cause the process
    to crash.

  - An error when processing compressed capture data can be exploited to cause
    the process to crash.

  - An error when processing a Visual Networks file can be exploited to cause
    the process to crash.");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.2.17 or 1.4.7 or later.");
  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple
  denial of service vulnerabilities.");

  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:"1.2.0", test_version2:"1.2.16") ||
   version_in_range (version:sharkVer, test_version:"1.4.0", test_version2:"1.4.6")) {
  security_message( port: 0, data: "The target host was found to be vulnerable" );
}