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HistoryMay 16, 2011 - 12:00 a.m.

Wireshark Denial of Service and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)

2011-05-1600:00:00
Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH
plugins.openvas.org
8

0.963 High

EPSS

Percentile

99.4%

The host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to Denial of
Service and buffer overflow vulnerabilities.

###############################################################################
# OpenVAS Vulnerability Test
# $Id: gb_wireshark_mult_vuln_win_may11.nasl 7029 2017-08-31 11:51:40Z teissa $
#
# Wireshark Denial of Service and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)
#
# Authors:
# Madhuri D <[email protected]>
#
# Copyright:
# Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
# (or any later version), as published by the Free Software Foundation.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
# Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
###############################################################################

tag_impact = "Successful exploitation could allow attackers to overflow a buffer and
  execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
  Impact Level: Application";
tag_affected = "Wireshark version 1.4.0 through 1.4.4";
tag_insight = "The flaws are due to:
  - a buffer overflow error in the 'DECT' dissector when processing malformed
    data, which could allow code execution via malformed packets or a malicious
    PCAP file.
  - an error in the 'NFS' dissector when processing malformed data, which could
    be exploited to crash an affected application.";
tag_solution = "Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.4.5 or later,
  For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download.html";
tag_summary = "The host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to Denial of
  Service and buffer overflow vulnerabilities.";

if(description)
{
  script_id(801786);
  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:"2011-05-16 15:25:30 +0200 (Mon, 16 May 2011)");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1591", "CVE-2011-1592");
  script_bugtraq_id(47392);
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"9.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_name("Wireshark Denial of Service and Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities (Windows)");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://secunia.com/advisories/44172");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/66834");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/1022");
  script_xref(name : "URL" , value : "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-06.html");

  script_copyright("Copyright (c) 2011 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"registry");
  script_family("General");
  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);
  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:"1.4.0", test_version2:"1.4.4")){
  security_message(0);
}