Detections
Analytics
Wireshark 2.6.x < 2.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 118207
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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 2.6.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.6.4 advisory.- In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.
(CVE-2018-18226)
- In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3 and 2.4.0 to 2.4.9, the MS-WSP protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-mswsp.c by properly handling NULL return values. (CVE-2018-18227)
- In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the CoAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet- coap.c by ensuring that the piv length is correctly computed. (CVE-2018-18225)
- Buffer overflow in OPC UA applications allows remote attackers to trigger a stack overflow with carefully structured requests. (CVE-2018-12086)
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 2.6.4 or later.See Also
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/15119
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/15171
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/15172
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.6.4.html
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-47
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-48
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 118207
File Name: wireshark_2_6_4.nasl
Version: 1.7
Type: Local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 10/18/2018
Updated: 5/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.8
Temporal Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18226
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.7
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:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2018-18227
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 10/11/2018
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/11/2018
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2018-12086, CVE-2018-18225, CVE-2018-18226, CVE-2018-18227