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Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)
high Nessus Plugin ID 103982
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 2.2.10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.2.10 advisory.- In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.9, the MBIM dissector could crash or exhaust system memory.
This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mbim.c by changing the memory-allocation approach.
(CVE-2017-15193)
- In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.9, the BT ATT dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-btatt.c by considering a case where not all of the BTATT packets have the same encapsulation level. (CVE-2017-15192)
- In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.1, 2.2.0 to 2.2.9, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.15, the DMP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dmp.c by validating a string length. (CVE-2017-15191)
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 2.2.10 or later.See Also
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/14049
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/14056
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/14068
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.10.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-42
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 103982
File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_2_10.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: Local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 10/19/2017
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-2017-15193
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: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/MacOSX/Version, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/10/2017
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/10/2017