Detections
Analytics
Wireshark 2.4.x < 2.4.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 106142
Language:
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 2.4.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.4.4 advisory.- In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the JSON, XML, NTP, XMPP, and GDB dissectors could crash.
This was addressed in epan/tvbparse.c by limiting the recursion depth. (CVE-2018-5336)
- In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)
- In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)
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 2.4.4 or later.See Also
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/14251
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/14253
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/14297
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.4.4.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-01
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 106142
File Name: wireshark_2_4_4.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 1/18/2018
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: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-5336
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: 1/11/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/11/2018