Wireshark < 1.2.14 / 1.4.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
High Nessus Plugin ID 51458
Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.
Description
The installed version of Wireshark is 1.2.x less than 1.2.14 or 1.4.x less than 1.4.3. Such versions are affected by the following vulnerabilities :
- An error exists in the MAC-LTE dissector that allows a series of malformed packets to cause a buffer overflow.
(5530)
- An error exists in the ENTTEC dissector that allows a series of malformed packets to cause a buffer overflow.
(5539)
- An error exists in the ASN.1 BER dissector that allows a series of malformed packets to make Wireshark exit prematurely. (5537)
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.2.14 / 1.4.3 or later.