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Wireshark SEoL (1.12.x)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 213870

Synopsis

An unsupported version of Wireshark is installed on the remote host.

Description

According to its version, Wireshark is 1.12.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Wireshark that is currently supported.

See Also

https://wiki.wireshark.org/Development/LifeCycle

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 213870

File Name: wireshark_1_12_seol.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Misc.

Published: 1/10/2025

Updated: 1/10/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark