SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 54994

This page contains detailed information about the SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 54994
Name: SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476)
Filename: suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl
Vulnerability Published: N/A
This Plugin Published: 2011-06-08
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-19
Plugin Version: 1.16
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: N/A
Patch Published: 2011-05-03
CVE [?]: CVE-2011-1590, CVE-2011-1591, CVE-2011-1592
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:wireshark
Exploited by Malware: True

Synopsis

The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update.

Description

This update to wireshark version 1.4.5 fixes the following security issues :

- Resource Management Errors. (CWE-399, CVE-2011-1590)

- Buffer Errors. (CWE-119, CVE-2011-1591)

- Numeric Errors (CWE-189, CVE-2011-1592)

Solution

Apply SAT patch number 4476.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/windows/fileformat/wireshark_packet_dect
[Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow]
Metasploit: exploit/windows/misc/wireshark_packet_dect
[Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow]
Metasploit: exploit/windows/fileformat/wireshark_packet_dect
[Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow (local)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/windows/remote/17195.rb
[EDB-17195: Wireshark 1.4.4 - 'packet-dect.c' Remote Stack Buffer Overflow (Metasploit) (2)]
Immunity Canvas: CANVAS

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Base Score:	9.3 (High)
Impact Subscore:	10.0
Exploitability Subscore:	8.6
CVSS Temporal Score:	NA (None)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	9.3 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from SuSE 11 update information. The text itself is
# copyright (C) Novell, Inc.
#

if (NASL_LEVEL < 3000) exit(0);

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(54994);
  script_version("1.16");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/19");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2011-1590", "CVE-2011-1591", "CVE-2011-1592");

  script_name(english:"SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated package");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote SuSE 11 host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"This update to wireshark version 1.4.5 fixes the following security
issues :

  - Resource Management Errors. (CWE-399, CVE-2011-1590)

  - Buffer Errors. (CWE-119, CVE-2011-1591)

  - Numeric Errors (CWE-189, CVE-2011-1592)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=688109"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1590.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1591.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-1592.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Apply SAT patch number 4476.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploited_by_malware", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Wireshark packet-dect.c Stack Buffer Overflow');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'CANVAS');
  script_cwe_id(119, 189, 399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:11:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:11");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2011/05/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2011/06/08");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2011-2021 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  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("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/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release !~ "^(SLED|SLES)11") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SuSE 11");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && "x86_64" >!< cpu && "s390x" >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "SuSE 11", cpu);

pl = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/patchlevel");
if (isnull(pl) || int(pl) != 1) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "SuSE 11.1");


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:1, cpu:"i586", reference:"wireshark-1.4.4-0.4.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLED11", sp:1, cpu:"x86_64", reference:"wireshark-1.4.4-0.4.1")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SLES11", sp:1, reference:"wireshark-1.4.4-0.4.1")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select SuSE Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476) plugin ID 54994.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-119 (Weakness) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-189 (Category) Numeric Errors
CWE-399 (Category) Resource Management Errors

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

53561 - Fedora 13 : wireshark-1.2.16-1.fc13 (2011-5529)
53562 - Fedora 14 : wireshark-1.4.6-1.fc14 (2011-5569)
53563 - Fedora 15 : wireshark-1.4.6-1.fc15 (2011-5621)
56426 - GLSA-201110-02 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
53882 - Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2011:083)
75773 - openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0602-1)
76044 - openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:0599-1)
57262 - SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7500)
54995 - SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 7501)
53473 - Wireshark < 1.2.16 / 1.4.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file suse_11_wireshark-110503.nasl version 1.16. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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SuSE 11.1 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 4476) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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