Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2008) - Windows. Infinite loop errors, zlib-compressed packet, Tektronix .rf5 file. Denial of Service impact. Upgrade to Wireshark 1.0.3 or later
Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 87 |
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![]() | Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities - Sept-08 (Windows) | 10 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2008) - Linux | 10 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-17 (wireshark) | 28 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2008-7894 | 17 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2008-7936 | 17 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Mandriva Update for wireshark MDVSA-2008:199 (wireshark) | 9 Apr 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2008-7936 | 17 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200809-17 (wireshark) | 28 Sep 200800:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Mandriva Update for wireshark MDVSA-2008:199 (wireshark) | 9 Apr 200900:00 | – | openvas |
![]() | Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2008-7894 | 17 Feb 200900:00 | – | openvas |
Source | Link |
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securityfocus | www.securityfocus.com/bid/31009 |
wireshark | www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html |
frsirt | www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2493 |
secunia | www.secunia.com/advisories/31674 |
# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2008 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900212");
script_version("2024-02-08T14:36:53+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-08 14:36:53 +0000 (Thu, 08 Feb 2024)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2008-09-10 17:51:23 +0200 (Wed, 10 Sep 2008)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3146", "CVE-2008-3932", "CVE-2008-3933");
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2008 Greenbone AG");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"10.0");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family("Denial of Service");
script_name("Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (Sep 2008) - Windows");
script_dependencies("smb_reg_service_pack.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("SMB/WindowsVersion");
script_require_ports(139, 445);
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark/Ethereal is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaws are due to:
- Infinite loop errors in the NVP dissector
- An error when uncompressing zlib-compressed packet data
- An error when reading a Tektronix .rf5 file");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could result in denial of service
condition or application crash by injecting a series of malformed
packets or by convincing the victim to read a malformed packet.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark versions 1.0.2 and prior on Windows.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to wireshark 1.0.3 or later.");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/31674");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31009");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.frsirt.com/english/advisories/2008/2493");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-05.html");
exit(0);
}
include("smb_nt.inc");
if(!get_kb_item("SMB/WindowsVersion"))
exit(0);
if(!version = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Ethereal", item:"DisplayVersion"))
exit(0);
version = ereg_replace(pattern:"Ethereal (.*)", replace:"\1", string:version);
if(ereg(pattern:"^0\.(9\.[7-9]|10\.(0?[0-9]|1[0-3]))$",
string:version)) {
security_message(data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable");
} else if(ereg(pattern:"^0\.(10\.14|99\.0)$",
string:version)) {
security_message(data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable");
}
if(!version = registry_get_sz(key:"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Wireshark", item:"DisplayVersion"))
exit(0);
if(ereg(pattern:"^0\.99\.[1-5]$", string:version)) {
security_message(data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable");
exit(0);
} else if(ereg(pattern:"^(0\.99\.[6-9]|1\.0\.[0-2])$", string:version)) {
security_message(data:"The target host was found to be vulnerable");
exit(0);
}
exit(0);
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