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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.800247
Category:Denial of Service
Title:Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (Feb 2009) - Windows
Summary:Wireshark is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.
Description:Summary:
Wireshark is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Vulnerability Insight:
Multiple flaws are due to:

- a boundary error in the processing of NetScreen Snoop capture files.

- format string vulnerability in wireshark through format string specifiers
in the HOME environment variable.

- improper handling of Tektronix K12 text capture files as demonstrated by a
file with exactly one frame.

Vulnerability Impact:
Successful exploitation will let the attacker cause denial of service to the
application by crafting malicious packets.

Affected Software/OS:
Wireshark for Windows version 1.0.5 and prior.

Solution:
Upgrade to the latest version 1.0.6.

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-2009-0599
BugTraq ID: 33690
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/33690
Bugtraq: 20090312 rPSA-2009-0040-1 tshark wireshark (Google Search)
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/501763/100/0/threaded
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-March/msg00652.html
http://osvdb.org/51815
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A14732
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9677
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1021697
http://secunia.com/advisories/33872
http://secunia.com/advisories/34144
http://secunia.com/advisories/34264
http://secunia.com/advisories/34344
SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2009:005 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00000.html
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0370
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0600
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10853
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15041
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-0601
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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