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Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 102920
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 2.2.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.2.9 advisory.- In Wireshark 2.4.0, 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.14, the MSDP dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-msdp.c by adding length validation. (CVE-2017-13767)
- In Wireshark 2.4.0 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, the Profinet I/O dissector could crash with an out-of-bounds write.
This was addressed in plugins/profinet/packet-dcerpc-pn-io.c by adding string validation. (CVE-2017-13766)
- In Wireshark 2.4.0, 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.14, the IrCOMM dissector has a buffer over-read and application crash. This was addressed in plugins/irda/packet-ircomm.c by adding length validation.
(CVE-2017-13765)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.9 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.9.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-38
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-39
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-41
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/13847
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 102920
File Name: wireshark_2_2_9.nasl
Version: 1.8
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 9/1/2017
Updated: 5/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 3.6
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 5.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-13767
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 8/29/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/29/2017