Summary
This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service and remote code execution vulnerabilities.
Impact
Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise a vulnerable system.
Impact Level: System/Application
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.4 or later,
For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download
Insight
Flaw is due to an unspecified error in 'wiretap/libpcap.c' within the libpcap file parser.
Affected
Wireshark version 1.10.x before 1.10.4 on Mac OS X
Detection
Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.
References
Severity
Classification
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CVE CVE-2014-4174 -
CVSS Base Score: 9.3
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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