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Wireshark 3.2.x < 3.2.8 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 142421
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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 prior to 3.2.8. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.2.8 advisory.- Injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file can cause the GQUIC protocol dissector to crash.
- Injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file can cause the FBZERO protocol dissector to crash.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 3.2.8, 3.4.0, or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.2.8.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 142421
File Name: wireshark_3_4_0.nasl
Version: 1.3
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/4/2020
Updated: 1/7/2021
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
CVSS Score Rationale: Score from an in depth analysis done by tenable
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: manual
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Wireshark
Patch Publication Date: 10/29/2020
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/29/2020
Reference Information
IAVB: 2020-B-0065-S