An update of the wireshark package has been released.

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3165-1 advisory.

    wireshark was updated from version 3.6.23 to version 4.2.6 (jsc#PED-8517):

    - Security issues fixed with this update:

      * CVE-2024-0207: HTTP3 dissector crash (bsc#1218503)
      * CVE-2024-0210: Zigbee TLV dissector crash (bsc#1218506)
      * CVE-2024-0211: DOCSIS dissector crash (bsc#1218507)
      * CVE-2023-6174: Fixed SSH dissector crash (bsc#1217247)
      * CVE-2023-6175: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#1217272)
      * CVE-2023-5371: RTPS dissector memory leak (bsc#1215959)
      * CVE-2023-3649: iSCSI dissector crash (bsc#1213318)
      * CVE-2023-2854: BLF file parser crash (bsc#1211708)
      * CVE-2023-0666: RTPS dissector crash (bsc#1211709)
      * CVE-2023-0414: EAP dissector crash (bsc#1207666)

    - Major changes introduced with versions 4.2.0 and 4.0.0:

      * Version 4.2.0 https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.0.html
      * Version 4.0.0 https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.0.html

    - Added an aditional desktopfile to start wireshark which asks for       the super user password.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

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

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-120 advisory.

  - Memory exhaustion in the Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.9 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-4344)

  - Infinite loops in the BPv6, OpenFlow, and Kafka protocol dissectors in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.1 and 3.6.0     to 3.6.9 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-4345)

  - Excessive loops in multiple dissectors in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0411)

  - TIPC dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0412)

  - Dissection engine bug in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0413)

  - Crash in the EAP dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0414)

  - iSCSI dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0415)

  - GNW dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0416)

  - Memory leak in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0417)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.3 advisory.

  - Memory leak in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0417)

  - Excessive loops in multiple dissectors in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0411)

  - TIPC dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0412)

  - Dissection engine bug in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0413)

  - Crash in the EAP dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0414)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.0.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.3 advisory.

  - Memory leak in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0417)

  - Excessive loops in multiple dissectors in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0411)

  - TIPC dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0412)

  - Dissection engine bug in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.10 and allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0413)

  - Crash in the EAP dissector in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-0414)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
203278	Photon OS 4.0: Wireshark PHSA-2023-4.0-0330	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	7/24/2024	high
203897	Photon OS 3.0: Wireshark PHSA-2023-3.0-0574	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/24/2024	7/25/2024	high
206878	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2024:3165-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	9/10/2024	9/11/2024	high
173172	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2023-120)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	3/21/2023	5/17/2023	high
170168	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	1/19/2023	9/7/2023	high
170169	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	1/19/2023	9/7/2023	high

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