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 Windows
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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