T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 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.

  - T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-2955)

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
    - -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    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 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-2024:3165-1 advisory.

    wireshark was updated from version 3.6.23 to version 4.2.6 (jsc#PED-8517):

    - Security issues fixed with this update:

      * CVE-2024-0207: HTTP3 dissector crash (bsc#1218503)
      * CVE-2024-0210: Zigbee TLV dissector crash (bsc#1218506)
      * CVE-2024-0211: DOCSIS dissector crash (bsc#1218507)
      * CVE-2023-6174: Fixed SSH dissector crash (bsc#1217247)
      * CVE-2023-6175: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#1217272)
      * CVE-2023-5371: RTPS dissector memory leak (bsc#1215959)
      * CVE-2023-3649: iSCSI dissector crash (bsc#1213318)
      * CVE-2023-2854: BLF file parser crash (bsc#1211708)
      * CVE-2023-0666: RTPS dissector crash (bsc#1211709)
      * CVE-2023-0414: EAP dissector crash (bsc#1207666)

    - Major changes introduced with versions 4.2.0 and 4.0.0:

      * Version 4.2.0 https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.0.html
      * Version 4.0.0 https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.0.html

    - Added an aditional desktopfile to start wireshark which asks for       the super user password.

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 host is prior to 2.6.2-15. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2024-2522 advisory.

    T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-2955)

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

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

The remote Fedora 40 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-b96e2c3cc2 advisory.

    New version 4.2.4. Includes a fix for CVE-2024-2955

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

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

It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2023-2024-590 advisory.

    T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-2955)

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

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

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-f644a5709c advisory.

    New version 4.2.4. Includes a fix for CVE-2024-2955

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

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 4.0.14. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.14 advisory.

  - T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-2955)

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 4.0.14. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.14 advisory.

  - T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-2955)

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 4.2.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.4 advisory.

  - T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-2955)

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 4.2.4. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.4 advisory.

  - T.38 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0 to 4.0.3 and 4.0.0 to 4.0.13 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-2955)

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
227487	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-2955	Nessus	Misc.	high
207910	Debian dla-3906 : libwireshark-data - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	critical
206878	SUSE SLED15 / SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2024:3165-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
204133	Photon OS 5.0: Wireshark PHSA-2024-5.0-0245	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	high
194859	Amazon Linux 2 : wireshark (ALAS-2024-2522)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
194516	Fedora 40 : wireshark (2024-b96e2c3cc2)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
194501	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2024-590)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	high
193394	Fedora 39 : wireshark (2024-f644a5709c)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
193290	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.14 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	high
193289	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.14 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high
192636	Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.4 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	high
192635	Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.4 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	high

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