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Wireshark 2.6.x < 2.6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 121108
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 2.6.x prior to 2.6.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities in the following protocol dissectors:- 6LoWPAN
- P_MUL
- RTSE
- ISAKMP
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 2.6.6 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.6.6.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-01.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15217
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-02.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15337
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2019-03.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=15373
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 121108
File Name: wireshark_2_6_6.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 1/11/2019
Updated: 6/27/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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-2019-5719
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, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/8/2019
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/8/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-5716, CVE-2019-5717, CVE-2019-5718, CVE-2019-5719