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Wireshark 2.4.x < 2.4.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 121105
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is 2.4.x prior to 2.4.12. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in the following protocol dissectors:- P_MUL
- RTSE
- ISAKMP
- ENIP
An attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire, or by convincing a user to read a malformed packet trace file.
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.4.12 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-04.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15374
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-05.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14470
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.4.12.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-02.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15337
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 121105
File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_4_12.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 1/11/2019
Updated: 6/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.3
Temporal Score: 3.4
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-5721
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: installed_sw/Wireshark, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-5717, CVE-2019-5718, CVE-2019-5719, CVE-2019-5721