Wireshark 2.6.x < 2.6.17 A Vulnerability (macOS)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136921

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 2.6.17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-2.6.17 advisory.

- The NFS 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-16476)

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 2.6.17 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136921

File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_6_17.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 5/27/2020

Updated: 5/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

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: 5/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Reference Information

IAVB: 2020-B-0031-S

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