Wireshark DOS Vulnerability-02 Sep14 (Windows)

Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of sevice vulnerability.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause denial of service attack. Impact Level: Application
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.1 or later, For updates refer to https://www.wireshark.org
Insight
Flaws are due to, - Error in the get_quoted_string and get_unquoted_string functions in epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c in the CUPS dissector. - The dissect_hip_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-hip.c in the HIP dissector does not properly handle a NULL tree.
Affected
Wireshark version 1.12.x before 1.12.1 on Windows
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References