RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 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)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was     addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

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 9 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: Kafka dissector infinite loop (CVE-2021-4190)

  - wireshark: ISO 15765 and ISO 10681 dissector crash (CVE-2023-1161)

  - Crash in the Sysdig Event dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4181)

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 Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-fdc7dfb959 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

  - SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-6174)

  - NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-6175)

  - GVCP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0208)

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

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-b72131479b advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

  - SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-6174)

  - NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-6175)

  - GVCP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0208)

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

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202402-09 (Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

  - SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-6174)

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

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-405 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:4083-1 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.0.9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.9 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.0.9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.9 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 3.6.17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.17 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.6.17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.17 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
199495	RHEL 8 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	critical
199485	RHEL 9 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	high
190389	Fedora 38 : wireshark (2024-fdc7dfb959)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
190384	Fedora 39 : wireshark (2024-b72131479b)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
189979	GLSA-202402-09 : Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
184417	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2023-405)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
183208	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2023:4083-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
182527	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.9 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	medium
182526	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.9 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	medium
182525	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.17 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	medium
182524	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.17 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	medium

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