Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.8 pcapng File Parser DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 86480

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host has an application installed that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 1.12.x prior to 1.12.8. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability due to a flaw in the pcapng file parser that is triggered when copying an interface filter. A remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted copy routine packet, to crash the file parser.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.8 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 86480

File Name: wireshark_1_12_8.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/21/2015

Updated: 3/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2015-7830

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/14/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2015

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2015-7830

BID: 77101

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