Wireshark / Ethereal < 1.0.15 / 1.2.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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VPR Score: 5.9
Synopsis
The remote host has an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Wireshark or Ethereal is potentially affected by multiple vulnerabilities.- The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine could potentially overflow a buffer. (Bug 4867)
- The ANS.1 BER dissector could potentially exhaust the stack memory. (Bug 4984)
- The GSM A RR dissector is affected by denial of service issue. (Bug 4897)
- The IPMI dissector could get stuck in an infinite loop. (Bug 5053)
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.0.15 / 1.2.10 or later.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 48213
File Name: wireshark_1_2_10.nasl
Version: 1.13
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/2/2010
Updated: 8/6/2018
Dependencies: 34112
Risk Information
Risk Factor: High
VPR Score: 5.9
CVSS v2.0
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 6.9
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Temporal Vector: E:U/RL:OF/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: SMB/Wireshark/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 7/29/2010
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/29/2010
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2010-2992, CVE-2010-2993, CVE-2010-2994, CVE-2010-2995
BID: 42618
Secunia: 40783