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Wireshark 1.4.x < 1.4.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 59239
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.4.13. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-1.4.13 advisory.- Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 on the SPARC and Itanium platforms does not properly perform data alignment for a certain structure member, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a (1) ICMP or (2) ICMPv6 Echo Request packet. (CVE-2012-2394)
- Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors. (CVE-2012-2392)
- epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 does not properly construct certain array data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers incorrect memory allocation. (CVE-2012-2393)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.13 or later.See Also
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7138
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=7221
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.13.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 59239
File Name: wireshark_1_4_13.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/23/2012
Updated: 10/7/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3
Percentile: 23.18
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-2394
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/21/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/21/2012