epan/dissectors/packet-wbxml.c in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.5 does not restrict the recursion depth, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 5 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - wireshark: free operation on an uninitialized memory address in wiretap/netmon.c (CVE-2018-6836)

  - Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allow remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) BACapp and (2) Bluetooth HCI     dissectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2392. (CVE-2012-3825)

  - The decompress_sigcomp_message function in epan/sigcomp-udvm.c in the SigComp UDVM dissector in Wireshark     1.10.x before 1.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2014-8710)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - wireshark: free operation on an uninitialized memory address in wiretap/netmon.c (CVE-2018-6836)

  - The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table     searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)     via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2)     dissector_get_default_string_handle functions. (CVE-2015-6243)

  - The dissect_zbee_secure function in epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security.c in the ZigBee dissector in     Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 improperly relies on length fields contained in packet data, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-6244)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - wireshark: free operation on an uninitialized memory address in wiretap/netmon.c (CVE-2018-6836)

  - The srtp_add_address function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtp.c in the RTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x     before 1.10.7 does not properly update SRTP conversation data, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2014-2907)

  - The dissect_frame function in epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c in the frame metadissector in Wireshark     1.10.x before 1.10.8 interprets a negative integer as a length value even though it was intended to     represent an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2014-4020)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

This plugin has been deprecated as it does not adhere to established standards for this style of check.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 2.0.x prior to 2.0.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the CORBA     IDL dissector due to improper handling of packets. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a     specially crafted packet or packet trace file, to cause     an application crash. Note that this vulnerability only     affects 64-bit versions of Windows. (CVE-2016-6503)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists due to a     divide-by-zero flaw in the dissect_pbb_tlvblock()     function in packet-packetbb.c. An unauthenticated,     remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially     crafted packet or packet trace file, to cause an     application crash. (CVE-2016-6505)

  - A flaw exists in the add_headers() function in     packet_wsp.c that is triggered when an offset of zero is     returned by the wkh_content_disposition() function. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a     specially crafted packet or packet trace file, to cause     an infinite loop, resulting in a denial of service     condition. (CVE-2016-6506)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists due to an     incorrect integer data type used in the rlc_decode_li()     function in packet-rlc.c. An unauthenticated, remote     attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted     packet or packet trace file, to cause a long loop and     excessive CPU resource consumption, resulting in a     denial of service condition. (CVE-2016-6508)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the     dissect_ldss_transfer() function in packet-ldss.c that     is triggered when recreating a conversation that already     exists. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit     this, via a specially crafted packet or packet trace     file, to cause an application crash. (CVE-2016-6509)

  - An overflow condition exists in the rlc_decode_li()     function in packet-rlc.c due to improper validation of     user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker     can exploit this, via a specially crafted packet or     packet trace file, to cause a stack-based buffer     overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition.
    (CVE-2016-6510)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the     proto_tree_add_text_valist_internal() function in     proto.c due to improper handling of packets. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a     specially crafted packet or packet trace file, to cause     a long loop and excessive CPU resource consumption.
    (CVE-2016-6511)

  - Multiple flaws exist in the MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP     dissectors due to improper handling of packets. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit these     issues, via a specially crafted packet or packet trace     file, to cause an infinite loop, resulting in a denial     of service condition. (CVE-2016-6512)

  - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the     parse_wbxml_tag_defined() function in packet-wbxml.c due     to improper handling of packets. An unauthenticated,     remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially     crafted packet or packet trace file, to cause an     application crash. (CVE-2016-6513)

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

Wireshark development team reports :

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed :

- wnpa-sec-2016-41

PacketBB crash. (Bug 12577)

- wnpa-sec-2016-42

WSP infinite loop. (Bug 12594)

- wnpa-sec-2016-44

RLC long loop. (Bug 12660)

- wnpa-sec-2016-45

LDSS dissector crash. (Bug 12662)

- wnpa-sec-2016-46

RLC dissector crash. (Bug 12664)

- wnpa-sec-2016-47

OpenFlow long loop. (Bug 12659)

- wnpa-sec-2016-48

MMSE, WAP, WBXML, and WSP infinite loop. (Bug 12661)

- wnpa-sec-2016-49

WBXML crash. (Bug 12663)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199535	RHEL 5 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199531	RHEL 6 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199503	RHEL 7 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
196731	RHEL 6 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
196709	RHEL 7 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
196702	RHEL 5 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability) (deprecated)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
92817	Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.5 Multiple DoS	Nessus	Windows	medium
92771	FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (610101ea-5b6a-11e6-b334-002590263bf5)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	medium

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