Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability March-11 (Windows)

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# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_wireshark_dos_vuln_mar11_win.nasl 7029 2017-08-31 11:51:40Z teissa $
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# Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability March-11 (Windows)
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# Authors:
# Madhuri D <[email protected]>
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# 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 remote attackers to cause a
denial of service via vectors involving self-referential ASN.1 CHOICE values.

Impact Level: Application";

tag_affected = "Wireshark version 1.2.0 through 1.2.15 Wireshark version 1.4.0
through 1.4.4";

tag_insight = "The flaw is due to stack consumption vulnerability in the
'dissect_ber_choice function' in the 'BER dissector'.";

tag_solution = "No solution or patch was made available for at least one year
since disclosure of this vulnerability. Likely none will be provided anymore.
General solution options are to upgrade to a newer release, disable respective
features, remove the product or replace the product by another one.";

tag_summary = "The host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to DoS
vulnerability.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(801758);
  script_version("$Revision: 7029 $");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"$Date: 2017-08-31 13:51:40 +0200 (Thu, 31 Aug 2017) $");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2011-03-09 16:08:21 +0100 (Wed, 09 Mar 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1142");
  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_name("Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability March-11 (Windows)");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1516");

  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:"WillNotFix");
  exit(0);
}


include("version_func.inc");

## 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:"1.2.0", test_version2:"1.2.15")||
   version_in_range(version:wiresharkVer, test_version:"1.4.0", test_version2:"1.4.4")){
   security_message(0);
}