Detections
Analytics
Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.15 ASN.1 BER Dissector Malformed Packet Handling DoS
medium Nessus Plugin ID 66543
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by a denial of service vulnerability.Description
The installed version of Wireshark 1.6 is earlier than 1.6.15. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability in the ASN.1 BER dissector when handling malformed packets. (Bug 8599)Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.6.15 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 66543
File Name: wireshark_1_6_15.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/22/2013
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: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2013-3557
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: SMB/Wireshark/Installed
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/17/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/17/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-3556, CVE-2013-3557