Detections
Analytics
Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.11 / 2.4.x < 2.4.3 DoS Vulnerabilities (MacOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 105008
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote MacOS / MacOSX host is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote MacOS/MacOSX host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.11 or 2.4.x prior to 2.4.3. It is, therefore, affected by denial of service vulnerabilities in the IWARP_MPA, NetBIOS, and CIP Safety dissectors. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.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 2.2.11 / 2.4.3 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-47.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 105008
File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_4_3.nasl
Version: 3.6
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 12/1/2017
Updated: 11/12/2019
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-17085
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/30/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/30/2017