CVSS2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
Percentile
83.5%
The installed version of Wireshark or Ethereal is affected by multiple denial of service issues :
Wireshark could crash while reading a malformed NetScreen snoop file. (Bug 3151)
Wireshark could crash while reading a Tektronix K12 text capture file. (Bug 1937)
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(35629);
script_version("1.15");
script_cve_id("CVE-2009-0599", "CVE-2009-0600");
script_bugtraq_id(33690);
script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"33872");
script_name(english:"Wireshark / Ethereal 0.99.6 to 1.0.5 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities");
script_summary(english:"Checks Wireshark / Ethereal version");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host has an application that is susceptible to multiple
denial of service attacks." );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The installed version of Wireshark or Ethereal is affected by multiple
denial of service issues :
- Wireshark could crash while reading a malformed NetScreen
snoop file. (Bug 3151)
- Wireshark could crash while reading a Tektronix K12
text capture file. (Bug 1937)" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3151" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1937" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-01.html" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/news/20090206.html" );
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Wireshark 1.0.6 or later." );
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/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_cwe_id(20, 119);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value: "2009/02/10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2023/03/09");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_family(english:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2023 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
script_dependencies("wireshark_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("SMB/Wireshark/Installed");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Wireshark', win_local:TRUE);
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '0.99.6', 'max_version' : '1.0.5', 'fixed_version' : '1.0.6' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);