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Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.6 A Vulnerability (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 202149

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.2.6. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.6 advisory.

 - The SPRT dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-19559)

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

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 4.2.6 or later.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.6.html

https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19559

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-10

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 202149

File Name: macosx_wireshark_4_2_6.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 7/10/2024

Updated: 7/10/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/local_checks_enabled

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/10/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/10/2024