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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801032
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities (Nov 2009) - Windows
Summary:Wireshark is prone to multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to multiple Denial of Service vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
- An alignment error within the 'dissect_paltalk()' function in
epan/dissectors/packet-paltalk.c of the Paltalk dissector that can be
exploited to cause a crash.

- An off-by-one error within the 'dissect_negprot_response()' function in
epan/dissectors/packet-smb.c of the SMB dissector that can be exploited to
cause a crash.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation could result in Denial of service condition.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark version 1.2.0 to 1.2.2 on Windows.

Solution:
Upgrade to Wireshark 1.2.3.

CVSS Score:
5.0

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3549
36846
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36846
37175
http://secunia.com/advisories/37175
37409
http://secunia.com/advisories/37409
ADV-2009-3061
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3061
http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.3.html
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2009-07.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=3689
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6391
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6391
wireshark-dissectpaltalk-dos(54016)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54016
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-3551
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6049
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6049
wireshark-negprotresponse-dos(54018)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/54018
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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