GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 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.

  - GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2879)

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

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3906 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3906-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     September 30, 2024                            https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : wireshark     Version        : 3.4.16-0+deb11u1     CVE ID         : CVE-2021-4181 CVE-2021-4182 CVE-2021-4184 CVE-2021-4185                      CVE-2021-4186 CVE-2021-4190 CVE-2022-0581 CVE-2022-0582                      CVE-2022-0583 CVE-2022-0585 CVE-2022-0586 CVE-2022-3190                      CVE-2022-4344 CVE-2022-4345 CVE-2023-0411 CVE-2023-0412                      CVE-2023-0413 CVE-2023-0415 CVE-2023-0416 CVE-2023-0417                      CVE-2023-0666 CVE-2023-0667 CVE-2023-0668 CVE-2023-1161                      CVE-2023-1992 CVE-2023-1993 CVE-2023-1994 CVE-2023-2855                      CVE-2023-2856 CVE-2023-2858 CVE-2023-2879 CVE-2023-2906                      CVE-2023-2952 CVE-2023-3648 CVE-2023-3649 CVE-2023-4511                      CVE-2023-4512 CVE-2023-4513 CVE-2023-6175 CVE-2024-0208                      CVE-2024-0209 CVE-2024-0211 CVE-2024-2955 CVE-2024-4853                      CVE-2024-4854 CVE-2024-8250 CVE-2024-8645     Debian Bug     : 1033756 1034721 1041101 1059925 1068111 1080298

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been fixed in the network traffic analyzer     Wireshark.

    CVE-2021-4181

        Sysdig Event dissector crash

    CVE-2021-4182

        RFC 7468 dissector crash

    CVE-2021-4184

        BitTorrent DHT dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2021-4185

        RTMPT dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2021-4186

        Gryphon dissector crash

    CVE-2021-4190

        Kafka dissector large loop DoS

    CVE-2022-0581

        CMS protocol dissector crash

    CVE-2022-0582

        CSN.1 protocol dissector unaligned access

    CVE-2022-0583

        PVFS protocol dissector crash

    CVE-2022-0585

        Large loops in multiple dissectors

    CVE-2022-0586

        RTMPT protocol dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2022-3190

        F5 Ethernet Trailer dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2022-4344

        Kafka protocol dissector memory exhaustion

    CVE-2022-4345

        Infinite loops in the BPv6, OpenFlow, and Kafka protocol dissectors

    CVE-2023-0411

        Excessive loops in the BPv6, NCP and RTPS protocol dissectors

    CVE-2023-0412

        TIPC dissector crash

    CVE-2023-0413

        Dissection engine bug DoS

    CVE-2023-0415

        iSCSI dissector crash

    CVE-2023-0416

        GNW dissector crash

    CVE-2023-0417

        NFS dissector memory leak

    CVE-2023-0666

        RTPS parsing heap overflow

    CVE-2023-0667

        MSMMS dissector buffer overflow

    CVE-2023-0668

        IEEE C37.118 Synchrophasor dissector crash

    CVE-2023-1161

        ISO 15765 dissector crash

    CVE-2023-1992

        RPCoRDMA dissector crash

    CVE-2023-1993

        LISP dissector large loop

    CVE-2023-1994

        GQUIC dissector crash

    CVE-2023-2855

        Candump log parser crash

    CVE-2023-2856

        VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash

    CVE-2023-2858

        NetScaler file parser crash

    CVE-2023-2879

        GDSDB dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2023-2906

        CP2179 dissector crash

    CVE-2023-2952

        XRA dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2023-3648

        Kafka dissector crash

    CVE-2023-3649

        iSCSI dissector crash

    CVE-2023-4511

        BT SDP dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2023-4512

        CBOR dissector crash

    CVE-2023-4513

        BT SDP dissector memory leak

    CVE-2023-6175

        NetScreen file parser crash

    CVE-2024-0208

        GVCP dissector crash

    CVE-2024-0209

        IEEE 1609.2 dissector crash

    CVE-2024-0211

        DOCSIS dissector crash

    CVE-2024-2955

        T.38 dissector crash

    CVE-2024-4853

        Editcap byte chopping crash

    CVE-2024-4854

        MONGO dissector infinite loop

    CVE-2024-8250

        NTLMSSP dissector crash

    CVE-2024-8645

        SPRT dissector crash

    For Debian 11 bullseye, these problems have been fixed in version     3.4.16-0+deb11u1.

    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 host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202309-02 (Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-3725)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted RTPS packet, Wireshark version     4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution     in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0666)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version     4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly     code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark (CVE-2023-0667)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark     version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0668)

  - ISO 15765 and ISO 10681 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.3 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-1161)

  - RPCoRDMA dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.12 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-1992)

  - LISP dissector large loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.12 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-1993)

  - GQUIC dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.4 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.12 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-1994)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-2854, CVE-2023-2857)

  - Candump log parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2855)

  - VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service     via crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2856)

  - NetScaler file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2858)

  - GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2879)

  - XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2952)

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 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2023:3252-1 advisory.

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version     4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly     code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark (CVE-2023-0667)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark     version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0668)

  - Candump log parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2855)

  - VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service     via crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2856)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-2857)

  - NetScaler file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2858)

  - GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2879)

  - XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2952)

  - Kafka dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.6 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.14 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-3648)

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 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5429 advisory.

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discocvered in Wireshark, a network protocol analyzer which could     result in denial of service or the execution of arbitrary code. For the stable distribution (bookworm),     these problems have been fixed in version 4.0.6-1~deb12u1. 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

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.

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-197 advisory.

    Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted RTPS packet, Wireshark version     between 4.0.0 to 4.0.5, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process runningWireshark.NOTE: https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-     sec-2023-18.htmlNOTE: https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19085 (CVE-2023-0666)

    Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted MSMMS packet, Wireshark version     4.0.5 and prior, in an unusual configuration, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly     code execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0667)

    Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark     version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0668)

    A vulnerability exists in wireshark version 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 which would allow a remote attacker to crash     wireshark by either injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing a user to read a malformed     packet trace file. (CVE-2023-2854)

    Candump log parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2855)

    VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service     via crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2856)

    A vulnerability was found in wireshark versions between 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13. The attacker     would need the victim to open a maliciously crafted wireshark trace file, which would cause wireshark to     crash. (CVE-2023-2857)

    NetScaler file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2858)

    GDSDB infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2879)

    XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2952)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dla-3443 advisory.

    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------     Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3443-1                debian-lts@lists.debian.org     https://www.debian.org/lts/security/                          Adrian Bunk     June 03, 2023                                 https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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    Package        : wireshark     Version        : 2.6.20-0+deb10u7     CVE ID         : CVE-2023-2856 CVE-2023-2858 CVE-2023-2879 CVE-2023-2952

    Several vulnerabilities were fixed in the network traffic analyzer Wireshark.

    CVE-2023-2856

        VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash

    CVE-2023-2858

        NetScaler file parser crash

    CVE-2023-2879

        GDSDB infinite loop

    CVE-2023-2952

        XRA dissector infinite loop

    For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version     2.6.20-0+deb10u7.

    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 version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.0.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.6 advisory.

  - XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2952)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted RTPS packet, Wireshark version     4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution     in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0666)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark     version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0668)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-2854, CVE-2023-2857)

  - Candump log parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2855)

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 4.0.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.6 advisory.

  - XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2952)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted RTPS packet, Wireshark version     4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code execution     in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0666)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark     version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0668)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-2854, CVE-2023-2857)

  - Candump log parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2855)

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 3.6.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.14 advisory.

  - XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2952)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark     version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0668)

  - Candump log parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2855)

  - VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service     via crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2856)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-2857)

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 3.6.14. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.14 advisory.

  - XRA dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2952)

  - Due to failure in validating the length provided by an attacker-crafted IEEE-C37.118 packet, Wireshark     version 4.0.5 and prior, by default, is susceptible to a heap-based buffer overflow, and possibly code     execution in the context of the process running Wireshark. (CVE-2023-0668)

  - Candump log parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2855)

  - VMS TCPIPtrace file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service     via crafted capture file (CVE-2023-2856)

  - BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.5 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.13 allows denial of service via crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-2857)

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	Severity
259095	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-2879	Nessus	Misc.	high
207910	Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
181506	GLSA-202309-02 : Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
179657	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2023:3252-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
177382	Debian DSA-5429-1 : wireshark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
176926	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2023-197)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
176657	Debian dla-3443 : libwireshark-data - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	high
176370	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
176369	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
176368	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
176367	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.14 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high

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