Wireshark 3.0.x < 3.0.11 A Vulnerability

medium Nessus Plugin ID 136926

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.0.11. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.0.11 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 3.0.11 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 136926

File Name: wireshark_3_0_11.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/27/2020

Updated: 5/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

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: 5/19/2020

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/19/2020

Reference Information

IAVB: 2020-B-0031-S

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