Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_wireshark_dos_vuln_win.nasl 7019 2017-08-29 11:51:27Z teissa $
#
# Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)
#
# Authors:
# Madhuri D <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
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# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
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tag_impact = "Successful exploitation could allow attackers to cause a denial of
  service, execution of arbitrary code.
  Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "Wireshark version 1.5.0
  Wireshark version 1.2.0 through 1.2.14
  Wireshark version 1.4.0 through 1.4.3";
tag_insight = "The flaw is due to uninitialized pointer during processing of a '.pcap'
  file in the pcap-ng format.";
tag_solution = "Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.2.15 or 1.4.4 or later,
  For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download.html";
tag_summary = "The host is installed Wireshark and is prone to Denial of Service
  vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(801742);
  script_version("$Revision: 7019 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-08-29 13:51:27 +0200 (Tue, 29 Aug 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-02-15 08:14:35 +0100 (Tue, 15 Feb 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-0538");
  script_bugtraq_id(46167);
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_name("Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability (Windows)");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/02/04/1");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=5652");

  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_win.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Wireshark/Win/Ver");
  script_tag(name : "impact" , value : tag_impact);
  script_tag(name : "affected" , value : tag_affected);
  script_tag(name : "insight" , value : tag_insight);
  script_tag(name : "solution" , value : tag_solution);
  script_tag(name : "summary" , value : tag_summary);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

## Variable Initialization
wiresharkVer = "";

## Get the version from KB
wiresharkVer = get_kb_item("Wireshark/Win/Ver");
if(!wiresharkVer){
  exit(0);
}

## Check for Wireshark Version
if(version_in_range(version:wiresharkVer, test_version:"1.4.0", test_version2:"1.4.3")||
   version_in_range(version:wiresharkVer, test_version:"1.2.0", test_version2:"1.2.14")||
   version_is_equal(version:wiresharkVer, test_version:"1.5.0")){
  security_message(0);
}