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Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.14 / 2.2.x < 2.2.8 Multiple DoS (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 101897

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 2.0.x prior to 2.0.14 or 2.2.x prior to 2.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :

 - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the DAAP dissector, specifically in the dissect_daap_one_tag() function within file epan/dissectors/packet-daap.c. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to exhaust stack resources through uncontrolled recursion.
 (CVE-2017-9617)

 - An infinite loop condition exists in the DOCSIS dissector, specifically in the dissect_docsis() function within file plugins/docsis/packet-docsis.c. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted packet or packet trace, to consume available CPU resources, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-11406)

 - A memory allocation issue exists in the MQ dissector, specifically in the reassemble_mq() function within file epan/dissectors/packet-mq.c, due to improper validation of fragment lengths before attempting reassembly. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted packet or packet trace, to cause a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-11407)

 - A flaw exists in the AMQP dissector, specifically in the get_amqp_1_0_value_formatter() function within file epan/dissectors/packet-amqp.c, when decoding lists.
 An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via a specially crafted packet or packet trace, to cause a stack overflow, resulting in a denial of service condition. (CVE-2017-11408)

 - A large loop condition exists in the GPRS LLC dissector, specifically in the llc_gprs_dissect_xid() function within file epan/dissectors/packet-gprs-llc.c, when handling specially crafted packet or trace files. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause a denial of service condition. Note that this issue only applies to version 2.0.x. (CVE-2017-11409)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.14 / 2.2.8 or later.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.0.14.html

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.8.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-34.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-35.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-36.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-37.html

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=13799

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 101897

File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_2_8.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/21/2017

Updated: 7/14/2018

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/15/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-11406, CVE-2017-11407, CVE-2017-11408, CVE-2017-11409, CVE-2017-9617

BID: 99087