Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.24 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

low Nessus Plugin ID 197562

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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 3.6.24. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.24 advisory.

- Use after free issue in editcap could cause denial of service via crafted capture file (CVE-2024-4855)

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 3.6.24 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Low

ID: 197562

File Name: macosx_wireshark_3_6_24.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 5/21/2024

Updated: 7/12/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.5

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-2024-4855

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Low

Base Score: 3.6

Temporal Score: 3.2

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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-2024-4855

IAVB: 2024-B-0061-S

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