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Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.6 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 84398
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Synopsis
The remote Windows host has an application installed that is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 1.12.x prior to 1.12.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :- An unspecified flaw exists in the WCCP dissector. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw, by injecting a specially crafted packet or by convincing a user to open a malformed PCAP file, to crash the application.
(CVE-2015-4651)
- An unspecified flaw exists in the GSM DTAP dissector. A remote attacker can exploit this flaw, by injecting a specially crafted packet or by convincing a user to open a malformed PCAP file, to crash the application.
(CVE-2015-4652)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.6 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-19.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-20.html
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.6.html
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 84398
File Name: wireshark_1_12_6.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 6/25/2015
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: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 6/17/2015
Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/17/2015
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2015-4651, CVE-2015-4652