The host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple DoS
vulnerability.
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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
#
# Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability March-11 (Mac OS X)
#
# Authors:
# Madhuri D <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (C) 2012 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802900");
script_version("2020-04-22T10:27:30+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1138");
script_bugtraq_id(46636);
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_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2020-04-22 10:27:30 +0000 (Wed, 22 Apr 2020)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-06-27 15:29:48 +0530 (Wed, 27 Jun 2012)");
script_name("Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability March-11 (Mac OS X)");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-04.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5722");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.4.html");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_macosx.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("Wireshark/MacOSX/Version");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could allow remote attackers to cause a denial of
service.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark version 1.4.0 through 1.4.3 on Mac Os X");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw is due to 'Off-by-one' error in the dissect_6lowpan_iphc
function in packet-6lowpan.c");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.4.4 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple DoS
vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/download.html");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
wiresharkVer = get_kb_item("Wireshark/MacOSX/Version");
if(!wiresharkVer){
exit(0);
}
if(version_in_range(version:wiresharkVer, test_version:"1.4.0", test_version2:"1.4.3")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:wiresharkVer, vulnerable_range:"1.4.0 - 1.4.3");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}