Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via 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.

  - Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via crafted capture file     (CVE-2021-4183)

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

An update of the wireshark package has been released.

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202210-04 (Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - 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 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)

  - Crash in the Sysdig Event dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4181)

  - Crash in the RFC 7468 dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4182)

  - Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via crafted capture file     (CVE-2021-4183)

  - Infinite loop in the BitTorrent DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4184)

  - Infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4185)

  - Crash in the Gryphon dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet injection     or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4186)

  - Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4190)

  - Crash in the CMS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0581)

  - Unaligned access in the CSN.1 protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0582)

  - Crash in the PVFS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0583)

  - Large loops in multiple protocol dissectors in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allow denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0585)

  - Infinite loop in RTMPT protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0586)

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 SLED15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2022:0375-1 advisory.

  - Crash in the Sysdig Event dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4181)

  - Crash in the RFC 7468 dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4182)

  - Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via crafted capture file     (CVE-2021-4183)

  - Infinite loop in the BitTorrent DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4184)

  - Infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4185)

  - Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4190)

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-2022:0375-1 advisory.

  - Crash in the Sysdig Event dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4181)

  - Crash in the RFC 7468 dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4182)

  - Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via crafted capture file     (CVE-2021-4183)

  - Infinite loop in the BitTorrent DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4184)

  - Infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4185)

  - Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4190)

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 3.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.1 advisory.

  - Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4190)

  - Infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4185)

  - Infinite loop in the BitTorrent DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4184)

  - Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via crafted capture file     (CVE-2021-4183)

  - Crash in the RFC 7468 dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4182)

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 3.6.1. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.1 advisory.

  - Large loop in the Kafka dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via packet injection or     crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4190)

  - Infinite loop in the RTMPT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4185)

  - Infinite loop in the BitTorrent DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4184)

  - Crash in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 3.6.0 allows denial of service via crafted capture file     (CVE-2021-4183)

  - Crash in the RFC 7468 dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4182)

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	Type	Severity
250748	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-4183	Nessus	Misc.	Local	medium
203827	Photon OS 3.0: Wireshark PHSA-2022-3.0-0352	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high
203179	Photon OS 4.0: Wireshark PHSA-2022-4.0-0145	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	Local	high
166163	GLSA-202210-04 : Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	Local	critical
158062	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2022:0375-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
158058	openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2022:0375-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	Local	high
156388	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	Local	high
156387	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	Local	high

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