Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.14 / 2.4.x < 2.4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (MacOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 108884

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote MacOS / MacOSX host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote MacOS/MacOSX host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.14 or 2.4.x prior to 2.4.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.14 / 2.4.6 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 108884

File Name: macos_wireshark_2_4_6.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 4/6/2018

Updated: 11/14/2024

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-2018-9274

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: 4/3/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/8/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-9616, CVE-2018-9256, CVE-2018-9257, CVE-2018-9258, CVE-2018-9259, CVE-2018-9260, CVE-2018-9261, CVE-2018-9262, CVE-2018-9263, CVE-2018-9264, CVE-2018-9265, CVE-2018-9266, CVE-2018-9267, CVE-2018-9268, CVE-2018-9269, CVE-2018-9270, CVE-2018-9271, CVE-2018-9272, CVE-2018-9273, CVE-2018-9274

BID: 99085

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