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

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

  - 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 relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202107-21 (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 remote Debian 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-2849 advisory.

    Several vulnerabilities were fixed in the network traffic analyzer Wireshark. CVE-2021-22207 Excessive     memory consumption in the MS-WSP dissector. CVE-2021-22235 Crash in the DNP dissector. CVE-2021-39921 NULL     pointer exception in the Modbus dissector. CVE-2021-39922 Buffer overflow in the C12.22 dissector.
    CVE-2021-39923 Large loop in the PNRP dissector. CVE-2021-39924 Large loop in the Bluetooth DHT dissector.
    CVE-2021-39925 Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth SDP dissector. CVE-2021-39928 NULL pointer exception in     the IEEE 802.11 dissector. CVE-2021-39929 Uncontrolled Recursion in the Bluetooth DHT dissector. For     Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 2.6.20-0+deb9u2. We recommend that you upgrade     your wireshark packages. For the detailed security status of wireshark please refer to its security     tracker page at: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/wireshark Further information about Debian     LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be     found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

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

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

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5019 advisory.

  - 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)

  - Infinite loop in DVB-S2-BB dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.5 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22222)

  - Crash in DNP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.6 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.14 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22235)

  - NULL pointer exception in the IPPUSB dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39920)

  - NULL pointer exception in the Modbus dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39921)

  - Buffer overflow in the C12.22 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39922)

  - Large loop in the PNRP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39923)

  - Large loop in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39924)

  - Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth SDP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39925)

  - Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth HCI_ISO dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39926)

  - NULL pointer exception in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39928)

  - Uncontrolled Recursion in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17     allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39929)

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 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.

An update of the wireshark package has been released.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 3.4.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.4.5 advisory.

  - The MS-WSP dissector could consume excessive amounts of memory. It may be possible to make Wireshark     consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to     read a malformed packet trace 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 version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.4.5. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.4.5 advisory.

  - The MS-WSP dissector could consume excessive amounts of memory. It may be possible to make Wireshark     consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to     read a malformed packet trace 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 version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 3.2.13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.2.13 advisory.

  - The MS-WSP dissector could consume excessive amounts of memory. It may be possible to make Wireshark     consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to     read a malformed packet trace 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 version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.2.13. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.2.13 advisory.

  - The MS-WSP dissector could consume excessive amounts of memory. It may be possible to make Wireshark     consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to     read a malformed packet trace 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.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
223659	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-22207	Nessus	Misc.	medium
157006	GLSA-202107-21 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
156315	Debian DLA-2849-1 : wireshark - LTS security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
156013	Debian DSA-5019-1 : wireshark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
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
149837	Photon OS 4.0: Wireshark PHSA-2021-4.0-0027	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	medium
148949	Wireshark 3.4.x < 3.4.5 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	medium
148948	Wireshark 3.4.x < 3.4.5 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	medium
148947	Wireshark 3.2.x < 3.2.13 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	medium
148946	Wireshark 3.2.x < 3.2.13 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	medium

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