Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file

An update of the wireshark package has been released.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-673 advisory.

    Infinite loop in the F5 Ethernet Trailer protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.7 and 3.4.0 to     3.4.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-3190)

    Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4853)

    MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to     3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4854)

    Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:2265-1 advisory.

    Update to version 3.6.22:

    - CVE-2024-4854: MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops (bsc#1224274)
    - CVE-2024-4853: The editcap command line utility could crash       when chopping bytes from the beginning of a packet (bsc#1224259)
    - CVE-2024-4855: The editcap command line utility could crash       when injecting secrets while writing multiple files (bsc#1224276)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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 40 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-cd1f01e5d9 advisory.

    New version 4.2.5. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-4853, CVE-2024-4854, CVE-2024-4855.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

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-ed93e6d44f advisory.

    New version 4.2.5. Includes fixes for CVE-2024-4853, CVE-2024-4854, CVE-2024-4855.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 3.6.24. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.24 advisory.

  - Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 3.6.24. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.24 advisory.

  - Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 4.2.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.5 advisory.

  - MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to     3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4854)

  - Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4853)

  - Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 4.2.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.5 advisory.

  - MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to     3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4854)

  - Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4853)

  - Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 4.0.15. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.15 advisory.

  - MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to     3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4854)

  - Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4853)

  - Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 4.0.15. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.15 advisory.

  - MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to     3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4854)

  - Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4853)

  - Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
204261	Photon OS 5.0: Wireshark PHSA-2024-5.0-0275	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
204134	Photon OS 4.0: Wireshark PHSA-2024-4.0-0614	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
202924	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2024-673)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	medium
201324	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2024:2265-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
198242	Fedora 40 : wireshark (2024-cd1f01e5d9)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
198240	Fedora 39 : wireshark (2024-ed93e6d44f)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	medium
197562	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.24 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	low
197561	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.24 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	low
197104	Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	medium
197103	Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	medium
197095	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	medium
197094	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	medium

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