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Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.3 Multiple DoS

medium Nessus Plugin ID 90787

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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 2.0.x prior to 2.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in the following components :

 - GSM CBCH dissector
 - IAX2 dissector
 - IEEE 802.11 dissector
 - MS-WSP dissector
 - NCP dissector
 - PKTC dissector
 - TShark

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.3 or later.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.0.3.html

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 90787

File Name: wireshark_2_0_3.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/29/2016

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-4084

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 5.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/22/2016

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/24/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-4006, CVE-2016-4076, CVE-2016-4077, CVE-2016-4078, CVE-2016-4079, CVE-2016-4080, CVE-2016-4081, CVE-2016-4082, CVE-2016-4083, CVE-2016-4084