This host is installed with Wireshark and is prone to denial of service and remote code execution vulnerabilities.

Successful exploitation will allow attackers to cause a DoS (Denial of Service) and compromise a vulnerable system. Impact Level: System/Application

Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.4 or later, For updates refer to http://www.wireshark.org/download

Flaw is due to an unspecified error in 'wiretap/libpcap.c' within the libpcap file parser.

Wireshark version 1.10.x before 1.10.4 on Mac OS X

Get the installed version with the help of detect NVT and check the version is vulnerable or not.

• http://secunia.com/advisories/57801
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-05.html
• https://www.hkcert.org/my_url/en/alert/14041102

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Updated on 2017-03-28