| VID |
50012 |
| Severity |
30 |
| Port |
139,445 |
| Protocol |
TCP |
| Class |
SMB |
| Detailed Description |
The installed version of Wireshark is 1.6.x less than 1.6.3. Such versions are affected by the following vulnerabilities :
- An error exists in CSN.1 dissector that can allow denial of service attacks when processing certain malformed packets. (CVE-2011-4100)
- An error exists in the Infiniband dissector that can allow a NULL pointer to be dereferenced when processing certain malformed packets. (CVE-2011-4101)
- A buffer overflow exists in the ERF file reader and can be triggered when processing certain malformed packets. (CVE-2011-4102)
* 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-2011-17.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-18.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2011-19.html
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.3.html
* Platforms Affected:
Wireshark versions prior to 1.6.3
Microsoft Windows Any version |
| Recommendation |
Upgrade to the latest version Wireshark (1.6.3 or later), available from the Wireshark.org Web site at http://www.wireshark.org/download.html |
| Related URL |
CVE-2011-4100,CVE-2011-4101,CVE-2011-4102 (CVE) |
| Related URL |
50479,50481,50486 (SecurityFocus) |
| Related URL |
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