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HistoryJul 22, 2009 - 12:00 a.m.

Wireshark Infiniband Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability - Linux

2009-07-2200:00:00
Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG
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6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

59.8%

Wireshark is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2009 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.900593");
  script_version("2024-02-15T05:05:39+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2024-02-15 05:05:39 +0000 (Thu, 15 Feb 2024)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2009-07-22 21:36:53 +0200 (Wed, 22 Jul 2009)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.1");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2009-2563");
  script_name("Wireshark Infiniband Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability - Linux");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://secunia.com/advisories/35884");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/35748");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1970");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-04.html");

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("Wireshark/Linux/Ver");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation could result in denial of service condition.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark version 1.0.6 through 1.2.0 on Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"An unspecified error in the infiniband dissector which can be exploited when
  running on unspecified platforms via unknown vectors.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.1 or later.");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version_unreliable");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");

sharkVer = get_kb_item("Wireshark/Linux/Ver");
if(!sharkVer)
  exit(0);

if(version_in_range(version:sharkVer, test_version:"1.0.6", test_version2:"1.2.0")) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:sharkVer, vulnerable_range:"1.0.6 - 1.2.0");
  security_message(port: 0, data: report);
}

6.3 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.002 Low

EPSS

Percentile

59.8%