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CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2012:0509 centos6

🗓️ 30 Jul 2012 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AGType 
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CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2012:0509 centos6. Wireshark package update for security vulnerabilities

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# 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_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2012-April/018591.html");
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.881173");
  script_version("2026-04-24T06:23:04+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-04-24 06:23:04 +0000 (Fri, 24 Apr 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2012-07-30 16:32:44 +0530 (Mon, 30 Jul 2012)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1143", "CVE-2011-1590", "CVE-2011-1957", "CVE-2011-1958",
                "CVE-2011-1959", "CVE-2011-2174", "CVE-2011-2175", "CVE-2011-2597",
                "CVE-2011-2698", "CVE-2011-4102", "CVE-2012-0041", "CVE-2012-0042",
                "CVE-2012-0066", "CVE-2012-0067", "CVE-2012-1595");
  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_xref(name:"CESA", value:"2012:0509");
  script_name("CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2012:0509 centos6");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'wireshark'
  package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2012 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("CentOS Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/centos", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=CentOS6");
  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"wireshark on CentOS 6");
  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated packages.");
  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was
  previously known as Ethereal.

  Several flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet
  off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly,
  execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1590,
  CVE-2011-4102, CVE-2012-1595)

  Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could
  crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or
  opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2011-1143, CVE-2011-1957, CVE-2011-1958,
  CVE-2011-1959, CVE-2011-2174, CVE-2011-2175, CVE-2011-2597, CVE-2011-2698,
  CVE-2012-0041, CVE-2012-0042, CVE-2012-0067, CVE-2012-0066)

  Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain
  backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of
  Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";

if(release == "CentOS6")
{

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"wireshark", rpm:"wireshark~1.2.15~2.el6_2.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"wireshark-devel", rpm:"wireshark-devel~1.2.15~2.el6_2.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if ((res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"wireshark-gnome", rpm:"wireshark-gnome~1.2.15~2.el6_2.1", rls:"CentOS6")) != NULL)
  {
    security_message(data:res);
    exit(0);
  }

  if (__pkg_match) exit(99);
  exit(0);
}

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