| VID |
28257 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of Wireshark which is older than 1.2.4 has been installed on the host. Wireshark is a free packet analyzer computer application. Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.4 are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities.
- The Daintree SNA file parser can overflow a buffer.(Bug 4294)
- The SMB and SMB2 dissectors can crash. (Bug 4301)
- The IPMI dissector can crash on Windows. (Bug 4319)
These vulnerabilities can result in a denial of service, or possibly arbitrary code execution. A remote attacker can 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 can 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:
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4294
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4301
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=4319
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-09.html
* Platforms Affected:
Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.5 (from 0.9.0 to 1.2.5)
Microsoft Windows Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version Wireshark (1.2.5 or later), available from the Wireshark.org Web site at http://www.wireshark.org/download.html |
| Related URL |
CVE-2009-4376,CVE-2009-4377,CVE-2009-4378 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
37407 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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