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Wireshark 1.8.x < 1.8.11 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 70763
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host contains an application that is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.Description
The installed version of Wireshark 1.8.x is earlier than 1.8.11. It is, therefore, affected by denial of service vulnerabilities in the following dissectors :- IEEE 802.15.4 (Bug #9139)
- NBAP (Bug #9168)
- SIP (Bug #9228)
- ActiveMQ OpenWire (Bug #9248)
- TCP (Bug #9263)
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.8.11 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-61.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-62.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-63.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-64.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-65.html
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.11.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 70763
File Name: wireshark_1_8_11.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/5/2013
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: 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: 11/1/2013
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/1/2013
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2013-6336, CVE-2013-6337, CVE-2013-6338, CVE-2013-6339, CVE-2013-6340