In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, triggered by network traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rtc-one.c by rejecting input with too many I/O objects.

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

  - In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.1, the Profinet I/O dissector could loop excessively, triggered by network     traffic or a capture file. This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rtc-one.c by rejecting input     with too many I/O objects. (CVE-2016-9372)

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

Wireshark project reports :

Wireshark project is releasing Wireshark 2.2.2, which addresses :

- wnpa-sec-2016-58: Profinet I/O long loop - CVE-2016-9372

- wnpa-sec-2016-59: AllJoyn crash - CVE-2016-9374

- wnpa-sec-2016-60: OpenFlow crash - CVE-2016-9376

- wnpa-sec-2016-61: DCERPC crash - CVE-2016-9373

- wnpa-sec-2016-62: DTN infinite loop - CVE-2016-9375

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 2.0.x prior to 2.0.8 or 2.2.x prior to 2.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :

  - A flaw exists in the dissect_PNIO_C_SDU_RTC1() function     in packet-pn-rtc-one.c that causes excessive looping. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via     specially crafted network traffic or a specially crafted     capture file, to exhaust available resources. Note that     this vulnerability only affects 2.2.x versions.
    (CVE-2016-9372)

  - A use-after-free error exists in the DCEPRC dissector     due to improper handling of IA5 SMS decoding. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via     specially crafted network traffic or a specially crafted     capture file, to cause the application to crash.
    (CVE-2016-9373)

  - A buffer over-read flaw exists in the AllJoyn dissector     due to improper handling of signature lengths. An     unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via     specially crafted network traffic or a specially crafted     capture file, to cause the application to crash.
    (CVE-2016-9374)

  - A flaw exists in the DTN dissector in the     display_metadata_block() function due to improper SDNV     evaluation. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can     exploit this, via specially crafted network traffic or a     specially crafted capture file, to cause an infinite     loop. (CVE-2016-9375)

  - Multiple flaws exist in the OpenFlow dissector in     packet-openflow_v5.c due to improper handling of too     short data lengths. An unauthenticated, remote attacker     can exploit this, via specially crafted network traffic     or a specially crafted capture file, to cause the     application to crash. (CVE-2016-9376)

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

This update to wireshark 2.2.2 fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2016-9372: Profinet I/O long loop (boo#1010807)

  - CVE-2016-9374: AllJoyn crash (boo#1010752)

  - CVE-2016-9376: OpenFlow crash (boo#1010735)

  - CVE-2016-9373: DCERPC crash (boo#1010754)

  - CVE-2016-9375: DTN infinite loop (boo#1010740)

This update also contains urther bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.2.html

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
220053	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-9372	Nessus	Misc.	medium
95451	FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (7fff2b16-b0ee-11e6-86b8-589cfc054129)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	medium
95435	Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.8 / 2.2.x < 2.2.2 Multiple DoS	Nessus	Windows	medium
95395	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2016-2923)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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