epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the packet-header data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - epan/dissectors/packet-pktap.c in the Ethernet dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.4 mishandles the     packet-header data type, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)     via a crafted packet. (CVE-2016-5358)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

wireshark was updated to version 1.12.13 to fix the following issues :

  - CVE-2016-6504: wireshark: NDS dissector crash     (bnc#991012)

  - CVE-2016-6505: wireshark: PacketBB dissector could     divide by zero (bnc#991013)

  - CVE-2016-6506: wireshark: WSP infinite loop (bnc#991015)

  - CVE-2016-6507: wireshark: MMSE infinite loop     (bnc#991016)

  - CVE-2016-6508: wireshark: RLC long loop (bnc#991017)

  - CVE-2016-6509: wireshark: LDSS dissector crash     (bnc#991018)

  - CVE-2016-6510: wireshark: RLC dissector crash     (bnc#991019)

  - CVE-2016-6511: wireshark: OpenFlow long loop (bnc991020)

  - CVE-2016-5350: SPOOLS infinite loop (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5351: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5352: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash, different     from wpna-sec-2016-30 (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5353: UMTS FP crash (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5354: USB dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5355: Toshiba file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5356: CoSine file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5357: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5358: Ethernet dissector crash (bsc#983671).

  - CVE-2016-5359: WBXML infinite loop (bsc#983671). For     more details please see:
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.1     2.html     https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.1     3.html

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update to wireshark 1.12.13 fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2016-6504: wireshark: NDS dissector crash     (bsc#991012)

  - CVE-2016-6505: wireshark: PacketBB dissector could     divide by zero (bsc#991013)

  - CVE-2016-6506: wireshark: WSP infinite loop (bsc#991015)

  - CVE-2016-6507: wireshark: MMSE infinite loop     (bsc#991016)

  - CVE-2016-6508: wireshark: RLC long loop (bsc#991017)

  - CVE-2016-6509: wireshark: LDSS dissector crash     (bsc#991018)

  - CVE-2016-6510: wireshark: RLC dissector crash     (bsc#991019)

  - CVE-2016-6511: wireshark: OpenFlow long loop (bnc991020)

  - CVE-2016-5350: SPOOLS infinite loop (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5351: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5352: IEEE 802.11 dissector crash, different     from wpna-sec-2016-30 (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5353: UMTS FP crash (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5354: USB dissector crash (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5355: Toshiba file parser crash (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5356: CoSine file parser crash (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5357: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5358: Ethernet dissector crash (bsc#983671)

  - CVE-2016-5359: WBXML infinite loop (bsc#983671) For more     details please see:
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.1     2.html     https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.1     3.html

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Wireshark development team reports :

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed :

- wnpa-sec-2016-29

The SPOOLS dissector could go into an infinite loop. Discovered by the CESG.

- wnpa-sec-2016-30

The IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash. (Bug 11585)

- wnpa-sec-2016-31

The IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash. Discovered by Mateusz Jurczyk.
(Bug 12175)

- wnpa-sec-2016-32

The UMTS FP dissector could crash. (Bug 12191)

- wnpa-sec-2016-33

Some USB dissectors could crash. Discovered by Mateusz Jurczyk. (Bug 12356)

- wnpa-sec-2016-34

The Toshiba file parser could crash. Discovered by iDefense Labs. (Bug 12394)

- wnpa-sec-2016-35

The CoSine file parser could crash. Discovered by iDefense Labs. (Bug 12395)

- wnpa-sec-2016-36

The NetScreen file parser could crash. Discovered by iDefense Labs.
(Bug 12396)

- wnpa-sec-2016-37

The Ethernet dissector could crash. (Bug 12440)

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 2.0.x prior to 2.0.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :

  - An infinite loop exists in the SPOOLs dissector. A     remote attacker, via a specially crafted packet or trace     file, can exploit this to exhaust CPU resources,     resulting in a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2016-5350)

  - A flaw exists in the IEEE 802.11 dissector that is     triggered when handling a malformed packet or trace     file. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2016-5351)

  - An out-of-bounds read error exists in the     AirPDcapDecryptWPABroadcastKey() function in airpdcap.c     that allows a remote attacker to disclose memory     contents or cause a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2016-5352)

  - A flaw exists in the UMTS FP dissector that is triggered     when handling a malformed packet or trace file. A remote     attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service     condition. (CVE-2016-5353)

  - A flaw exists in multiple USB dissectors that is     triggered when a handling malformed packet or trace     file. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2016-5354)

  - A flaw exists in the Toshiba file parser that is     triggered when handling a malformed packet trace file. A     remote attacker can exploit this, by convincing a user     to open a specially crafted packet trace file, to cause     a denial of service condition. (CVE-2016-5355)

  - A flaw exists in the CoSine file parser that is     triggered when handling a malformed packet trace file. A     remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of     service condition. (CVE-2016-5356)

  - A flaw exists in the NetScreen file parser that is     triggered when handling a malformed packet trace file. A     remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of     service condition. (CVE-2016-5357)

  - A flaw exists in the Ethernet dissector that is     triggered when handling a malformed packet or trace     file. A remote attacker can exploit this to cause a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2016-5358)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

This update for wireshark fixes an number of security issues.

Issues in protocol dissectors could have allowed a remote attacker to crash Wireshark or cause excessive CPU usage through specially crafted packages inserted into the network or a capture file.

  - CVE-2016-5350: The SPOOLS dissector could go into an     infinite loop

  - CVE-2016-5351: The IEEE 802.11 dissector could crash

  - CVE-2016-5353: The UMTS FP dissector could crash

  - CVE-2016-5354: Some USB dissectors could crash

  - CVE-2016-5355: The Toshiba file parser could crash

  - CVE-2016-5356: The CoSine file parser could crash

  - CVE-2016-5357: The NetScreen file parser could crash

  - CVE-2016-5358: The Ethernet dissector could crash

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
219723	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-5358	Nessus	Misc.	medium
93863	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2016:2453-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
93342	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2016:2212-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
91928	FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (313e9557-41e8-11e6-ab34-002590263bf5)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
91821	Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.4 Multiple DoS	Nessus	Windows	high
91705	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2016-737)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high

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