openSUSE 15 Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2021:3017-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 153250

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Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SUSE15 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the openSUSE-SU-2021:3017-1 advisory.

- Crash in DNP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.6 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.14 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22235)

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

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 153250

File Name: openSUSE-2021-3017.nasl

Version: 1.3

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 9/14/2021

Updated: 12/1/2023

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.4

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.9

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2021-22235

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwireshark14, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwiretap11, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:libwsutil12, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-devel, p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-ui-qt, cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:15.3

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/13/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/14/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-22235

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