Wireshark 1.4.x < 1.4.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities
low Nessus Plugin ID 61571
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Wireshark is 1.4.x before 1.4.15. This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :- The 'DCP ETSI' dissector can attempt a divide by zero operation leading to an application crash.
(CVE-2012-4285)
- The 'XTP', 'AFP', and 'CTDB' dissectors can be caused to go into large or infinite loops. (CVE-2012-4288, CVE-2012-4289, CVE-2012-4290)
- The 'CIP' dissector can be caused to exhaust system memory. (CVE-2012-4291)
- The 'STUN' dissector can be caused to crash.
(CVE-2012-4292)
- The 'EtherCAT Mailbox' dissector can be caused to abort. (CVE-2012-4293)
- A buffer overflow exists related to the 'RTPS2' dissector. (CVE-2012-4296)
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.15 or later.See Also
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-13.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-15.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-17.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-18.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-20.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-21.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-22.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-23.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.4.15.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Low
ID: 61571
File Name: wireshark_1_4_15.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 8/17/2012
Updated: 12/4/2019
Dependencies: wireshark_installed.nasl
Risk Information
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2012-4296
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Low
Base Score: 3.3
Temporal Score: 2.4
Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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: 8/15/2012
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/15/2012
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2012-4285, CVE-2012-4288, CVE-2012-4289, CVE-2012-4290, CVE-2012-4291, CVE-2012-4292, CVE-2012-4293, CVE-2012-4296
BID: 55035