Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.801208
Category:	Denial of Service
Title:	Wireshark DOCSIS Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability (Win)
Summary:	Check for the version of Wireshark
Description:	Overview: This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw is caused by an error in the DOCSIS (Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification) dissector when processing malformed data. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability by tricking a user into opening a malformed packet trace file. Impact: Successful exploitation will allow attackers to crash the application. Impact Level: Application Affected Software/OS: Wireshark Version 0.9.6 through 1.0.12 and Wireshark Version 1.2.0 through 1.2.7 Fix: Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark 1.2.8 or 1.0.13, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download References: http://secunia.com/advisories/39661 http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-03.html http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-04.html
Cross-Ref:	BugTraq ID: 39950 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2010-1455 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/05/07/7 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2010:099 SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2011:001 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00003.html SuSE Security Announcement: SUSE-SR:2011:002 (Google Search) http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-01/msg00006.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/39950 http://www.osvdb.org/64363 http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:7331 http://secunia.com/advisories/39661 http://secunia.com/advisories/42877 http://secunia.com/advisories/43068 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/1081 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0076 http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2011/0212 XForce ISS Database: wireshark-docsis-dos(58362) http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/58362
Copyright	Copyright (C) 2010 Greenbone Networks GmbH

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