In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 2.2.12. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.2.12 advisory.

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash.
    This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth. (CVE-2018-5336)

  - In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to     CVE-2017-9343. (CVE-2017-17997)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was     addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

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 2.2.12. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.2.12 advisory.

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash.
    This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth. (CVE-2018-5336)

  - In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to     CVE-2017-9343. (CVE-2017-17997)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was     addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

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

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was
    addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in
    epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash.
    This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth. (CVE-2018-5336)

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was     addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

  - In Wireshark before 2.2.12, the MRDISC dissector misuses a NULL pointer and crashes. This was addressed in
    epan/dissectors/packet-mrdisc.c by validating an IPv4 address. This vulnerability is similar to
    CVE-2017-9343. (CVE-2017-17997)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was
    addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in
    epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash.
    This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth. (CVE-2018-5336)

Removing dependency on wireshark metapackage from wireshark-cli

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Added wireshark-qt to wireshark metapackage

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  - New version 2.4.5

  - Contains fixes for CVE-2018-7419, CVE-2018-7418,     CVE-2018-7417, CVE-2018-7420, CVE-2018-7320,     CVE-2018-7336, CVE-2018-7337, CVE-2018-7334,     CVE-2018-7335, CVE-2018-6836, CVE-2018-5335,     CVE-2018-5334, CVE-2017-6014, CVE-2017-9616,     CVE-2017-9617, CVE-2017-9766

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

It was discovered that wireshark, a network protocol analyzer, contained several vulnerabilities in the dissectors/file parsers for IxVeriWave, WCP, JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP and GDB, which could result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code.

Kamil Frankowicz and Young found that several parsers of wireshark could be crashed by malformed packets.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u9.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

This update for wireshark to version 2.2.12 fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2018-5334: IxVeriWave file could crash (bsc#1075737)

  - CVE-2018-5335: WCP dissector could crash (bsc#1075738)

  - CVE-2018-5336: Multiple dissector crashes (bsc#1075739)

  - CVE-2017-17935: Incorrect handling of '\n' in     file_read_line function could have lead to denial of     service (bsc#1074171) This release no longer enables the     Linux kernel BPF JIT compiler via the     net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl, as this would make     systems more vulnerable to Spectre variant 1     CVE-2017-5753 - (bsc#1075748) Further bug fixes and     updated protocol support as listed in:
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.12     .html

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.4.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.4.4 advisory.

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash.
    This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth. (CVE-2018-5336)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was     addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

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 2.4.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.4.4 advisory.

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash.
    This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth. (CVE-2018-5336)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was     addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

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

This update for wireshark to version 2.2.12 fixes the following issues :

  - CVE-2018-5334: IxVeriWave file could crash (boo#1075737)

  - CVE-2018-5335: WCP dissector could crash (boo#1075738)

  - CVE-2018-5336: Multiple dissector crashes (boo#1075739)

  - CVE-2017-17997: MRDISC dissector could crash     (boo#1074171)

This release no longers enable the Linux kernel BPF JIT compiler via the net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl, as this would make systems more vulnerable to Spectre variant 1 CVE-2017-5753 - (boo#1075748)

Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.12.html

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
311418	Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
311417	Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
426541	Alpine: multiple wireshark packages, tshark: security update to 2.4.4-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
426541	Alpine: multiple wireshark packages, tshark: security update to 2.4.4-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
221893	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-5334	Nessus	Misc.	medium
407621	Alpine: multiple wireshark packages, tshark: security update to 2.2.12-r0	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
407621	Alpine: multiple wireshark packages, tshark: security update to 2.2.12-r0	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
400752	Alpine: tshark, multiple wireshark packages: security update to 2.4.3-r1 (deprecated)	Tenable Cloud Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
400752	Alpine: tshark, multiple wireshark packages: security update to 2.4.3-r1 (deprecated)	Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security	Alpine Linux Local Security Checks	high
120757	Fedora 28 : 1:wireshark (2018-bfdad62cd6)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
108674	Fedora 27 : 1:wireshark (2018-cdf3f8e8b0)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	critical
106415	Debian DSA-4101-1 : wireshark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
106408	Debian DLA-1258-1 : wireshark security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
106342	SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0191-1) (Spectre)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
106293	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1) (Spectre)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium
106142	Wireshark 2.4.x < 2.4.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
106141	Wireshark 2.4.x < 2.4.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
106061	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2018-32) (Spectre)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	medium

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