Wireshark Security Updates (wnpa-sec-2017-46_wnpa-sec-2017-45) - Windows
🗓️ 12 Oct 2017 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AGType
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| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 48 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark -- multiple security issues | 10 Oct 201700:00 | – | freebsd | |
| Security fix for the ALT Linux 9 package wireshark version 2.4.2-alt1 | 15 Oct 201700:00 | – | altlinux | |
| [ASA-201710-14] wireshark-cli: denial of service | 12 Oct 201700:00 | – | archlinux | |
| Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-30506) | 11 Oct 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability (CNVD-2017-30507) | 11 Oct 201700:00 | – | cnvd | |
| CVE-2017-15189 | 10 Oct 201721:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-15190 | 10 Oct 201721:00 | – | cve | |
| CVE-2017-15189 | 10 Oct 201721:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2017-15190 | 10 Oct 201721:00 | – | cvelist | |
| CVE-2017-15189 | 10 Oct 201721:00 | – | debiancve |
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| Source | Link |
|---|---|
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228 |
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-45 |
| wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46 |
| securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/101229 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2017 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.811944");
script_version("2025-09-17T05:39:26+0000");
script_cve_id("CVE-2017-15189", "CVE-2017-15190");
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_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-09-17 05:39:26 +0000 (Wed, 17 Sep 2025)");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-10-03 00:03:00 +0000 (Thu, 03 Oct 2019)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2017-10-12 13:42:39 +0530 (Thu, 12 Oct 2017)");
script_name("Wireshark Security Updates (wnpa-sec-2017-46_wnpa-sec-2017-45) - Windows");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:
- The DOCSIS dissector could go into an infinite loop.
- The RTSP dissector could crash.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation of this
vulnerability will allow remote attackers to make Wireshark consume excessive
CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing
someone to read a malformed packet trace file. It may be possible to make
Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing
someone to read a malformed packet trace file.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark version 2.4.0 to 2.4.1
on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 2.4.2 or
later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-46");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101228");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101229");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-45");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2017 Greenbone AG");
script_family("General");
script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_win.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("wireshark/windows/detected");
exit(0);
}
include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");
if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
exit(0);
vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];
if(vers =~ "^2\.4") {
if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"2.4.0", test_version2:"2.4.1")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:"2.4.2", install_path:path);
security_message(port:0, data:report);
exit(0);
}
}
exit(99);
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CVSS 37.5
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