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Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 187630
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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 4.2.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.1 advisory.- GVCP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0208)
- IEEE 1609.2 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0209)
- HTTP3 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0207)
- Zigbee TLV dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0210)
- DOCSIS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0211)
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 4.2.1 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.1.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19496
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-01
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19501
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-02
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19502
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-03
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19504
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-04
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 187630
File Name: wireshark_4_2_1.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 1/3/2024
Updated: 4/5/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0211
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: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 1/3/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/3/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-0207, CVE-2024-0208, CVE-2024-0209, CVE-2024-0210, CVE-2024-0211
IAVB: 2024-B-0001-S