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Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.17 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 176372
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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 2.2.17. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.2.17 advisory.- In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Bluetooth AVDTP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btavdtp.c by properly initializing a data structure.
(CVE-2018-16058)
- In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Bluetooth Attribute Protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c by verifying that a dissector for a specific UUID exists. (CVE-2018-16056)
- In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Radiotap dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c by validating iterator operations.
(CVE-2018-16057)
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 2.2.17 or later.See Also
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/14994
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-45
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/15022
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-46
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.17.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 176372
File Name: wireshark_2_2_17.nasl
Version: 1.0
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 5/25/2023
Updated: 5/25/2023
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-16058
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, SMB/Registry/Enumerated
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-16056, CVE-2018-16057, CVE-2018-16058
IAVB: 2018-B-0120-S