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Wireshark 3.4.x < 3.4.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 155574

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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 3.4.10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.4.10 advisory.

 - The Bluetooth DHT 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.
 (CVE-2021-39929)

 - The Bluetooth HCI_ISO 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.
 (CVE-2021-39926)

 - The Bluetooth SDP 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.
 (CVE-2021-39925)

 - The Bluetooth DHT dissector could go into a large loop 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. (CVE-2021-39924)

 - The C12.22 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. (CVE-2021-39922)

 - The IEEE 802.11 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. (CVE-2021-39928)

 - The Modbuss 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. (CVE-2021-39921)

 - The IPPUSB 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. (CVE-2021-39920)

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 3.4.10 or later.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.4.10.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-07

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-08

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-09

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-10

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-12

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-13

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-14

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2021-15

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 155574

File Name: macosx_wireshark_3_4_10.nasl

Version: 1.6

Type: local

Agent: macosx

Published: 11/18/2021

Updated: 11/23/2023

Supported Sensors: 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-2021-39929

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: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/17/2021

Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/17/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2021-39920, CVE-2021-39921, CVE-2021-39922, CVE-2021-39923, CVE-2021-39924, CVE-2021-39925, CVE-2021-39926, CVE-2021-39928, CVE-2021-39929

IAVB: 2021-B-0065-S