| VID |
28279 |
| Severity |
40 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
A version of Wireshark which is older than 1.2.10/1.0.15 has been installed on the host. Wireshark is a free packet analyzer computer application. The installed version of Wireshark or Ethereal are vulnerable to multiple vulnerabilities
- The SigComp Universal Decompressor Virtual Machine could potentially overflow a buffer. (Bug 4867)
- The ANS.1 BER dissector could potentially exhaust the stack memory. (Bug 4984)
- The GSM A RR dissector is affected by denial of service issue. (Bug 4897)
- The IPMI dissector could get stuck in an infinite loop. (Bug 5053)
* 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-2010-08.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-07.html
* Platforms Affected:
Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.10 / 1.0.15
Microsoft Windows Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version Wireshark (1.2.10/1.0.15 or later), available from the Wireshark.org Web site at http://www.wireshark.org/download.html |
| Related URL |
CVE-2010-2287,CVE-2010-2284 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
40728 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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