6.4 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
5.8 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
71.6%
Wireshark is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2012 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
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.802978");
script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:40+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2012-5237", "CVE-2012-5238", "CVE-2012-5240");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.8");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:40 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-10-08 14:20:21 +0530 (Mon, 08 Oct 2012)");
script_name("Wireshark LDP PPP and HSRP dissector Multiple Vulnerabilities - Windows");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/50843/");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-26.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.html");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7581");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
script_family("General");
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 execute arbitrary
code in the context of the application, to crash the affected application,
or to consume excessive CPU resources.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark versions 1.8.x prior to 1.8.3 on windows");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Errors in the HSRP, PPP and LDP dissectors when processing certain
packets can be exploited to cause an infinite loop and consume CPU
resources or a buffer overflow.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.8.3 or later.");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
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:"1.8.0", test_version2:"1.8.2")){
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sharkVer, vulnerable_range:"1.8.0 - 1.8.2");
security_message(port:0, data:report);
}
secunia.com/advisories/50843/
www.securityfocus.com/bid/55754
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-26.html
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-27.html
www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-29.html
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7581
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7668