| VID |
28245 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of Wireshark which is older than 1.2.1 has been installed on the host. Wireshark is a free packet analyzer computer application. Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.1 are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities.
- The AFS dissector could crash. (Bug 3564)
- The infiniband dissector could crash on some platforms. (CVE-2009-2563)
- The OpcUa dissector could use excessive CPU and memory. (Bug 3986)
These vulnerabilities could result in a denial of service. A remote attacker could exploit these issues by tricking a user into opening a maliciously crafted capture file. Additionally, if Wireshark is running in promiscuous mode, one of these issues could be exploited remotely (from the same network segment).
* Note: This check requires an account with administrative privileges which can log into the host to scan. Absence of this condition will result in the check not being performed and a False Negative for all vulnerable hosts.
* References:
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-05.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3564
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3986
* Platforms Affected:
Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.1 (from 0.9.2, to 1.2.0)
Microsoft Windows Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version Wireshark (1.2.1 or later), available from the Wireshark.org Web site at http://www.wireshark.org/download.html |
| Related URL |
CVE-2009-2562,CVE-2009-2563 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
35747,35748 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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