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Wireshark 1.4.x < 1.4.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 56163
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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 1.4.9. This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :- An error exists in IKE dissector that can allow denial of service attacks when processing certain malformed packets. (CVE-2011-3266)
- A buffer exception handling vulnerability exists that can allow denial of service attacks when processing certain malformed packets. (Issue #6135)
- It may be possible to make Wireshark execute Lua scripts using a method similar to DLL hijacking. (Issue #6136)
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.4.9 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-13.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-14.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 56163
File Name: wireshark_1_4_9.nasl
Version: 1.15
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/12/2011
Updated: 3/9/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: High
Score: 7.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 4.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: SMB/Wireshark/Installed
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2011
Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/28/2011
Exploitable With
CANVAS (White_Phosphorus)
Core Impact
Metasploit (Wireshark console.lua Pre-Loading Script Execution)
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2011-3266, CVE-2011-3360