Debian dla-3746 : libwireshark-data - security update

high Nessus Plugin ID 191458

Synopsis

The remote Debian host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

The remote Debian 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3746 advisory.

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3746-1 [email protected] https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Adrian Bunk February 29, 2024 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------

Package : wireshark Version : 2.6.20-0+deb10u8 CVE ID : CVE-2023-4511 CVE-2023-4513 CVE-2023-6175 CVE-2024-0208

Multiple vulnerabilities hav been fixed in the network traffic analyzer Wireshark.

CVE-2023-4511

BT SDP dissector infinite loop

CVE-2023-4513

BT SDP dissector memory leak

CVE-2023-6175

NetScreen file parser crash

CVE-2024-0208

GVCP dissector crash

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.20-0+deb10u8.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

For the detailed security status of wireshark please refer to its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/wireshark

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Debian security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade the libwireshark-data packages.

See Also

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/wireshark

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4511

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-4513

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-6175

https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2024-0208

https://packages.debian.org/source/buster/wireshark

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 191458

File Name: debian_DLA-3746.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 3/1/2024

Updated: 1/23/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

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-2024-0208

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: p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-doc, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap-dev, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:10.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-dev, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark-data, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwsutil9, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-common, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-gtk, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark-qt, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwscodecs2, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:tshark, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwiretap8, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:libwireshark11

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/Debian/release, Host/Debian/dpkg-l

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/29/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/23/2023

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2023-4511, CVE-2023-4513, CVE-2023-6175, CVE-2024-0208

IAVB: 2023-B-0063-S, 2023-B-0091-S, 2024-B-0001-S