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Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.23 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 197092
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 3.6.23. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.23 advisory.- MONGO and ZigBee TLV dissector infinite loops in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.2.4, 4.0.0 to 4.0.14, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.22 allow denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4854)
- Memory handling issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4853)
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 3.6.23 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.6.23.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19726
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-07
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 197092
File Name: macosx_wireshark_3_6_23.nasl
Version: 1.2
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 5/15/2024
Updated: 7/12/2024
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.7
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-2024-4854
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.4
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 5/15/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/14/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-4853, CVE-2024-4854
IAVB: 2024-B-0061-S