This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to multiple vulnerabilities.

Successful exploitation will allow remote attackers to crash affected application or to consume excessive CPU resources. Impact Level: Application

Upgrade to the Wireshark version 1.6.13, 1.8.5 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download

The flaws are due to - Errors in the Bluetooth HCI, CSN.1, DCP-ETSI DOCSIS CM-STAUS, IEEE 802.3 Slow Protocols, MPLS, R3, RTPS, SDP, and SIP dissectors can be exploited to trigger infinite loops and consume CPU resources via specially crafted packets. - An error in the CLNP, DTN, MS-MMC, DTLS , DCP-ETSI, NTLMSSP and ROHC dissector when processing certain packets can be exploited to cause a crash via a specially crafted packet. - An error in the dissection engine when processing certain packets can be exploited to cause a crash via a specially crafted packet.

Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 on Windows

• http://secunia.com/advisories/51968
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-01.html
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8037
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8038
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8040
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8041
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8042
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8043
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8198
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8222

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Updated on 2015-03-25