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Wireshark 1.8.x < 1.8.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 72941
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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 1.8.13. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-1.8.13 advisory.- Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large record in MPEG data. (CVE-2014-2299)
- The nfs_name_snoop_add_name function in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not validate a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted NFS packet.
(CVE-2014-2281)
- epan/dissectors/packet-rlc in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 uses inconsistent memory-management approaches, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free error and application crash) via a crafted UMTS Radio Link Control packet. (CVE-2014-2283)
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 1.8.13 or later.See Also
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/9672
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/9730
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/9843
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.13.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-01
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 72941
File Name: wireshark_1_8_13.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 3/11/2014
Updated: 10/6/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6
Percentile: 97.19
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 9.3
Temporal Score: 8.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-2299
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 7.2
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:H/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/7/2014
Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/7/2014
Exploitable With
Core Impact
Metasploit (Wireshark wiretap/mpeg.c Stack Buffer Overflow)