Vulnerabilities > CVE-2011-2597 - Resource Management Errors vulnerability in Wireshark

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
wireshark
CWE-399
nessus

Summary

The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WIRESHARK-7839.NASL
    descriptionThis is a wireshark version upgrade to 1.4.10 to fix various security flaws and other non-security issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id57264
    published2011-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57264
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7839)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) Novell, Inc.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(57264);
      script_version ("1.5");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:44");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2597", "CVE-2011-3266");
    
      script_name(english:"SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7839)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote SuSE 10 host is missing a security-related patch."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This is a wireshark version upgrade to 1.4.10 to fix various security
    flaws and other non-security issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-2597.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-3266.html"
      );
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply ZYPP patch number 7839.");
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:suse:suse_linux");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2011/07/07");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/11/15");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/12/13");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
      script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list");
    
      exit(0);
    }
    
    
    include("global_settings.inc");
    include("rpm.inc");
    
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) exit(0, "Local checks are not enabled.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release")) exit(0, "The host is not running SuSE.");
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) exit(1, "Could not obtain the list of installed packages.");
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) exit(1, "Failed to determine the architecture type.");
    if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") exit(1, "Local checks for SuSE 10 on the '"+cpu+"' architecture have not been implemented.");
    
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLED10", sp:4, reference:"wireshark-1.4.10-0.40.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:4, reference:"wireshark-1.4.10-0.40.1")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SLES10", sp:4, reference:"wireshark-devel-1.4.10-0.40.1")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else exit(0, "The host is not affected.");
    
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2011-9638.NASL
    descriptionWireshark 1.4.8 fixes the following vulnerabilities : The Lucent/Ascend file parser was susceptible to an infinite loop. CVE-2011-2597. The ANSI MAP dissector was susceptible to an infinite loop. CVE-2011-2698. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55807
    published2011-08-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55807
    titleFedora 15 : wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc15 (2011-9638)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
    #
    # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    #
    # The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
    # extracted from Fedora Security Advisory 2011-9638.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(55807);
      script_version("1.9");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:36");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2011-2597", "CVE-2011-2698");
      script_bugtraq_id(48506, 49071);
      script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2011-9638");
    
      script_name(english:"Fedora 15 : wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc15 (2011-9638)");
      script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package.");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote Fedora host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "Wireshark 1.4.8 fixes the following vulnerabilities :
    
    The Lucent/Ascend file parser was susceptible to an infinite loop.
    CVE-2011-2597. The ANSI MAP dissector was susceptible to an infinite
    loop. CVE-2011-2698.
    
    Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
    description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable
    has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
    without introducing additional issues."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=719753"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=723215"
      );
      # https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-August/063586.html
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?83c115a2"
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"solution", 
        value:"Update the affected wireshark package."
      );
      script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/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:fedoraproject:fedora:wireshark");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:15");
    
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/07/23");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/08/10");
      script_end_attributes();
    
      script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
      script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
      script_family(english:"Fedora Local Security Checks");
    
      script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
      script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/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);
    release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
    if (isnull(release) || "Fedora" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora");
    os_ver = eregmatch(pattern: "Fedora.*release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
    if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Fedora");
    os_ver = os_ver[1];
    if (! ereg(pattern:"^15([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Fedora 15.x", "Fedora " + os_ver);
    
    if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
    
    cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
    if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
    if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Fedora", cpu);
    
    flag = 0;
    if (rpm_check(release:"FC15", reference:"wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc15")) flag++;
    
    
    if (flag)
    {
      if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
      else security_warning(0);
      exit(0);
    }
    else
    {
      tested = pkg_tests_get();
      if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
      else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wireshark");
    }
    
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_3_WIRESHARK-111013.NASL
    descriptionThis update of wireshark fixes the following vulnerabilities : - CVE-2011-3266: Wireshark IKE dissector vulnerability - CVE-2011-3360: Wireshark Lua script execution vulnerability - CVE-2011-3483: Wireshark buffer exception handling vulnerability - CVE-2011-2597: Lucent/Ascend file parser susceptible to infinite loop - CVE-2011-2698: ANSI MAP dissector susceptible to infinite loop - CVE-2011-1957: Large/infinite loop in the DICOM dissector - CVE-2011-1959: A corrupted snoop file could crash Wireshark - CVE-2011-2174: Malformed compressed capture data could crash Wireshark - CVE-2011-2175: A corrupted Visual Networks file could crash Wireshark - CVE-2011-1958: dereferene a NULL pointer if we had a corrupted Diameter dictionary
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id75774
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75774
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:1142-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_4_WIRESHARK-111013.NASL
    descriptionThis update of wireshark fixes the following vulnerabilities : - CVE-2011-3266: Wireshark IKE dissector vulnerability - CVE-2011-3360: Wireshark Lua script execution vulnerability - CVE-2011-3483: Wireshark buffer exception handling vulnerability - CVE-2011-2597: Lucent/Ascend file parser susceptible to infinite loop - CVE-2011-2698: ANSI MAP dissector susceptible to infinite loop - CVE-2011-1957: Large/infinite loop in the DICOM dissector - CVE-2011-1959: A corrupted snoop file could crash Wireshark - CVE-2011-2174: Malformed compressed capture data could crash Wireshark - CVE-2011-2175: A corrupted Visual Networks file could crash Wireshark - CVE-2011-1958: dereferene a NULL pointer if we had a corrupted Diameter dictionary
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id76045
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76045
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:1142-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_3_WIRESHARK-111115.NASL
    descriptionWireshark version upgrade to 1.4.10 to fix various security flaws and other non-security issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id75775
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/75775
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:1263-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WIRESHARK-7796.NASL
    descriptionThis update of wireshark fixes the following vulnerabilities : - Wireshark IKE dissector vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3266) - Wireshark Lua script execution vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3360) - Wireshark buffer exception handling vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3483) - Lucent/Ascend file parser susceptible to infinite loop. (CVE-2011-2597) - ANSI MAP dissector susceptible to infinite loop. (CVE-2011-2698) - Large/infinite loop in the DICOM dissector. (CVE-2011-1957) - A corrupted snoop file could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1959) - Malformed compressed capture data could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-2174) - A corrupted Visual Networks file could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-2175) - dereferene a NULL pointer if we had a corrupted Diameter dictionary. (CVE-2011-1958)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id57263
    published2011-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57263
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7796)
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2011-118.NASL
    descriptionThis advisory updates wireshark to the latest version (1.2.18), fixing one security issue : The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets (CVE-2011-2597).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55666
    published2011-07-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55666
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2011:118)
  • NASL familyWindows
    NASL idWIRESHARK_1_2_18.NASL
    descriptionThe installed version of Wireshark is earlier than 1.2.18 / 1.4.8 / 1.6.1 and thus is potentially affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities: - An error in the Lucent / Ascend file parser can be exploited by specially crafted packets to cause high CPU usage. (CVE-2011-2597) - An error in the
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55510
    published2011-07-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55510
    titleWireshark < 1.2.18 / 1.4.8 / 1.6.1 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2012-0509.NASL
    descriptionUpdated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Several flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1590, CVE-2011-4102, CVE-2012-1595) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2011-1143, CVE-2011-1957, CVE-2011-1958, CVE-2011-1959, CVE-2011-2174, CVE-2011-2175, CVE-2011-2597, CVE-2011-2698, CVE-2012-0041, CVE-2012-0042, CVE-2012-0067, CVE-2012-0066) Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id58849
    published2012-04-25
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/58849
    titleCentOS 6 : wireshark (CESA-2012:0509)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_WIRESHARK-111013.NASL
    descriptionThis update of wireshark fixes the following vulnerabilities : - Wireshark IKE dissector vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3266) - Wireshark Lua script execution vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3360) - Wireshark buffer exception handling vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3483) - Lucent/Ascend file parser susceptible to infinite loop. (CVE-2011-2597) - ANSI MAP dissector susceptible to infinite loop. (CVE-2011-2698) - Large/infinite loop in the DICOM dissector. (CVE-2011-1957) - A corrupted snoop file could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1959) - Malformed compressed capture data could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-2174) - A corrupted Visual Networks file could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-2175) - dereferene a NULL pointer if we had a corrupted Diameter dictionary. (CVE-2011-1958)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id57136
    published2011-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57136
    titleSuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 5281)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2011-9640.NASL
    descriptionWireshark 1.4.8 fixes the following vulnerabilities : The Lucent/Ascend file parser was susceptible to an infinite loop. CVE-2011-2597. The ANSI MAP dissector was susceptible to an infinite loop. CVE-2011-2698. Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id55808
    published2011-08-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/55808
    titleFedora 14 : wireshark-1.4.8-1.fc14 (2011-9640)
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20120423_WIRESHARK_ON_SL6_X.NASL
    descriptionWireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Several flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1590, CVE-2011-4102, CVE-2012-1595) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2011-1143, CVE-2011-1957, CVE-2011-1958, CVE-2011-1959, CVE-2011-2174, CVE-2011-2175, CVE-2011-2597, CVE-2011-2698, CVE-2012-0041, CVE-2012-0042, CVE-2012-0067, CVE-2012-0066) Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-03-18
    modified2012-08-01
    plugin id61303
    published2012-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/61303
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20120423)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2012-0509.NASL
    descriptionUpdated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Several flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1590, CVE-2011-4102, CVE-2012-1595) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2011-1143, CVE-2011-1957, CVE-2011-1958, CVE-2011-1959, CVE-2011-2174, CVE-2011-2175, CVE-2011-2597, CVE-2011-2698, CVE-2012-0041, CVE-2012-0042, CVE-2012-0067, CVE-2012-0066) Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-04-16
    modified2012-04-24
    plugin id58841
    published2012-04-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/58841
    titleRHEL 6 : wireshark (RHSA-2012:0509)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-201110-02.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201110-02 (Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact : A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets on a network being monitored by Wireshark, entice a user to open a malformed packet trace file using Wireshark, or deploy a specially crafted Lua script for use by Wireshark, possibly resulting in the execution of arbitrary code, or a Denial of Service condition. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id56426
    published2011-10-10
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2018 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/56426
    titleGLSA-201110-02 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2012-0509.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2012:0509 : Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6. The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Several flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1590, CVE-2011-4102, CVE-2012-1595) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2011-1143, CVE-2011-1957, CVE-2011-1958, CVE-2011-1959, CVE-2011-2174, CVE-2011-2175, CVE-2011-2597, CVE-2011-2698, CVE-2012-0041, CVE-2012-0042, CVE-2012-0067, CVE-2012-0066) Users of Wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id68516
    published2013-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/68516
    titleOracle Linux 6 : wireshark (ELSA-2012-0509)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_WIRESHARK-111115.NASL
    descriptionThis is a wireshark version upgrade to 1.4.10 to fix various security flaws and other non-security issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id57137
    published2011-12-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/57137
    titleSuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 5433)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_4_WIRESHARK-111115.NASL
    descriptionWireshark version upgrade to 1.4.10 to fix various security flaws and other non-security issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id76046
    published2014-06-13
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2014-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/76046
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:1263-1)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WIRESHARK-7795.NASL
    descriptionThis update of wireshark fixes the following vulnerabilities : - Wireshark IKE dissector vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3266) - Wireshark Lua script execution vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3360) - Wireshark buffer exception handling vulnerability. (CVE-2011-3483) - Lucent/Ascend file parser susceptible to infinite loop. (CVE-2011-2597) - ANSI MAP dissector susceptible to infinite loop. (CVE-2011-2698) - Large/infinite loop in the DICOM dissector. (CVE-2011-1957) - A corrupted snoop file could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-1959) - Malformed compressed capture data could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-2174) - A corrupted Visual Networks file could crash Wireshark. (CVE-2011-2175) - dereferene a NULL pointer if we had a corrupted Diameter dictionary. (CVE-2011-1958)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id56617
    published2011-10-24
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/56617
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7795)

Oval

accepted2013-08-19T04:00:37.887-04:00
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
descriptionThe Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.
familywindows
idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14794
statusaccepted
submitted2012-02-27T15:34:33.178-04:00
titleLucent/Ascend file parser vulnerability in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0
version8

Redhat

rpms
  • wireshark-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-devel-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.2.15-2.el6_2.1