Vulnerabilities > CVE-2006-5595 - Remote Security vulnerability in Wireshark

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
wireshark
nessus

Summary

Unspecified vulnerability in the AirPcap support in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 has unspecified attack vectors related to WEP key parsing.

Nessus

NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
NASL idMANDRAKE_MDKSA-2006-195.NASL
descriptionVulnerabilities in the HTTP, LDAP, XOT, WBXML, and MIME Multipart dissectors were discovered in versions of wireshark less than 0.99.4, as well as various other bugs. This updated provides wireshark 0.99.4 which is not vulnerable to these issues.
last seen2020-06-01
modified2020-06-02
plugin id24580
published2007-02-18
reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/24580
titleMandrake Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDKSA-2006:195)
code
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandrake Linux Security Advisory MDKSA-2006:195. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(24580);
  script_version ("1.17");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:48");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2006-4574", "CVE-2006-4805", "CVE-2006-5468", "CVE-2006-5469", "CVE-2006-5595", "CVE-2006-5740");
  script_bugtraq_id(20762);
  script_xref(name:"MDKSA", value:"2006:195");

  script_name(english:"Mandrake Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDKSA-2006:195)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Vulnerabilities in the HTTP, LDAP, XOT, WBXML, and MIME Multipart
dissectors were discovered in versions of wireshark less than 0.99.4,
as well as various other bugs.

This updated provides wireshark 0.99.4 which is not vulnerable to
these issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2006-03.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:ND/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wireshark0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwireshark0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2006");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2006/11/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2007/02/18");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2007-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64wireshark0-0.99.4-0.1.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libwireshark0-0.99.4-0.1.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"tshark-0.99.4-0.1.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"wireshark-0.99.4-0.1.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2006.0", reference:"wireshark-tools-0.99.4-0.1.20060mdk", yank:"mdk")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64wireshark0-0.99.4-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libwireshark0-0.99.4-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"tshark-0.99.4-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"wireshark-0.99.4-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.0", reference:"wireshark-tools-0.99.4-0.1mdv2007.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

Oval

accepted2013-08-19T04:00:37.401-04:00
classvulnerability
contributors
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
  • nameShane Shaffer
    organizationG2, Inc.
definition_extensions
commentWireshark is installed on the system.
ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6589
descriptionUnspecified vulnerability in the AirPcap support in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 has unspecified attack vectors related to WEP key parsing.
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14787
statusaccepted
submitted2012-02-27T15:34:33.178-04:00
titleAirPcap support vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.3
version8