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Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.16 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 66894
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Wireshark 1.6 is earlier than 1.6.16. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities:- Errors exist in the CAPWAP and DCP ETSI dissectors that could allow them to crash. (Bugs 8717, 8725)
- Errors exist in the HTTP dissector that could overrun the stack, which could result in an application crash.
(Bug 8733)
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.6.16 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8725
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-32
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8733
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-39
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 66894
File Name: wireshark_1_6_16.nasl
Version: 1.10
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/14/2013
Updated: 5/26/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-4083
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/Wireshark/Installed
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/10/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/25/2013