Detections
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Wireshark 4.4.x < 4.4.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 208657
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 4.4.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.4.1 advisory.- ITS dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9780)
- AppleTalk and RELOAD Framing dissector crash in Wireshark 4.4.0 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.7 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-9781)
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 4.4.1 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.4.1.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20026
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-12
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 208657
File Name: wireshark_4_4_1.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 10/9/2024
Updated: 10/18/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.9
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9781
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-9780
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: 10/8/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-9780, CVE-2024-9781
IAVB: 2024-B-0153