Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.12 / 2.4.x < 2.4.4 DoS Vulnerabilities (MacOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 106141

Synopsis

An application installed on the remote MacOS / MacOSX host is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote MacOS/MacOSX host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.12 or 2.4.x prior to 2.4.4. It is, therefore, affected by a denial of service vulnerability.

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.12 / 2.4.4 or later.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-01.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-03.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-04.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 106141

File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_4_4.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/18/2018

Updated: 11/8/2019

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

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-2018-5336

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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: 1/11/2018

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2018

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-17997, CVE-2018-5334, CVE-2018-5335, CVE-2018-5336

BID: 102499, 102500, 102504