Wireshark < 1.2.12 / 1.4.1 ASN.1 BER Dissector Denial of Service

medium Nessus Plugin ID 49978

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Synopsis

The remote Windows host contains an application that is vulnerable to a denial of service attack.

Description

The installed version of Wireshark is 1.2.x less than 1.2.12 or 1.4.x less than 1.4.1. Such versions are affected by a denial of service vulnerability. The ASN.1 BER dissector contains a flaw that can allow a stack overflow that in turn can cause the application to crash.

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.2.12 / 1.4.1 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 49978

File Name: wireshark_1_4_1.nasl

Version: 1.11

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 10/14/2010

Updated: 3/9/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.2

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: SMB/Wireshark/Installed

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2010

Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/13/2010

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2010-3445

BID: 43197

Secunia: 41535

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