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Wireshark 2.6.x < 2.6.15 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 134113

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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 2.6.15. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.6.15 advisory.

 - The LTE RRC dissector could leak memory. It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-16341)

 - The WiMax DLMAP dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (wireshark- bug-16368)

 - The EAP dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-16397)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.6.15 or later.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-03

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-04

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2020-05

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16397

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16341

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=16368

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.6.15.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 134113

File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_6_15.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 2/28/2020

Updated: 4/30/2025

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-9428

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/local_checks_enabled

Patch Publication Date: 2/26/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/26/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-9428, CVE-2020-9430, CVE-2020-9431

IAVB: 2020-B-0011-S