Buffer overflow in QUIC dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

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

  - Buffer overflow in QUIC dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2020-26422)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:2125-1 advisory.

  - Memory leak in Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26418)

  - Memory leak in the dissection engine in Wireshark 3.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26419)

  - Memory leak in RTPS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26420)

  - Crash in USB HID protocol dissector and possibly other dissectors in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8     allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26421)

  - Buffer overflow in QUIC dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2020-26422)

  - Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection     or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22173)

  - Crash in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22174)

  - Improper URL handling in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.3 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.11 could allow remote code execution     via via packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-22191)

  - Excessive memory consumption in MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.4 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.12 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22207)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2021:2125-1 advisory.

  - Memory leak in Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26418)

  - Memory leak in the dissection engine in Wireshark 3.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26419)

  - Memory leak in RTPS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26420)

  - Crash in USB HID protocol dissector and possibly other dissectors in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8     allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26421)

  - Buffer overflow in QUIC dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2020-26422)

  - Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection     or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22173)

  - Crash in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22174)

  - Improper URL handling in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.3 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.11 could allow remote code execution     via via packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-22191)

  - Excessive memory consumption in MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.4 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.12 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22207)

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

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:0909-1 advisory.

  - Memory leak in Kafka protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26418)

  - Memory leak in the dissection engine in Wireshark 3.4.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26419)

  - Memory leak in RTPS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26420)

  - Crash in USB HID protocol dissector and possibly other dissectors in Wireshark 3.4.0 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.8     allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2020-26421)

  - Buffer overflow in QUIC dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.1 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2020-26422)

  - Memory leak in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection     or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22173)

  - Crash in USB HID dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.2 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22174)

  - Improper URL handling in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.3 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.11 could allow remote code execution     via via packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-22191)

  - Excessive memory consumption in MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.4 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.12 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22207)

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

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202101-12 (Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please       review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.4.2 advisory.

  - The QUIC dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet     onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (CVE-2020-26422)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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 3.4.2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.4.2 advisory.

  - The QUIC dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet     onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (CVE-2020-26422)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
257199	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2020-26422	Nessus	Misc.	medium
151742	openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2021:2125-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
151105	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2021:2125-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
151066	openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark, libvirt, sbc, libqt5-qtmultimedia (openSUSE-SU-2021:0909-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
145380	GLSA-202101-12 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	medium
144640	Wireshark 3.4.x < 3.4.2 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	medium
144639	Wireshark 3.4.x < 3.4.2 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	medium

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