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openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2017-995)
high Nessus Plugin ID 102948
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Synopsis
The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update.Description
This update for wireshark to version 2.2.9 fixes the following issues :Minor vulnerabilities that could be used to trigger dissector crashes, infinite loops, or cause excessive use of memory resources by making Wireshark read specially crafted packages from the network or a capture file :
- CVE-2017-13767: MSDP dissector infinite loop (boo#1056248)
- CVE-2017-13766: Profinet I/O buffer overrun (boo#1056249)
- CVE-2017-13765: IrCOMM dissector buffer overrun (boo#1056251)
- Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.9.
html
Solution
Update the affected wireshark packages.See Also
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1056248
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1056249
https://bugzilla.opensuse.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1056251
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.9.html
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 102948
File Name: openSUSE-2017-995.nasl
Version: 3.7
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: SuSE Local Security Checks
Published: 9/5/2017
Updated: 11/24/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, 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: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-ui-qt-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-ui-gtk, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-ui-qt, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-ui-gtk-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-debugsource, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.2, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:42.3
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/4/2017