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Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities
high Nessus Plugin ID 211657
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.2.9. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.9 advisory.- The FiveCo RAP dissector could go into an infinite loop. Fixed in master: d8ca9fc339 Fixed in release-4.4:
4d58fef602 Fixed in release-4.2: 686dff0f01 Discovered in our internal testing environment. We are unaware of any exploits for this issue. 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-2024-11595)
- The ECMP dissector could crash. Fixed in master: c8e5887073 Fixed in release-4.4: 8fd60c6448 Fixed in release-4.2: 06e0b0bb09 Discovered by Ivan Nardi We are unaware of any exploits for this issue. 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-2024-11596)
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 4.2.9 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.9.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20176
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-14
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 211657
File Name: wireshark_4_2_9.nasl
Version: 1.4
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 11/20/2024
Updated: 2/21/2025
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.9
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5
Temporal Score: 3.7
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-11596
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Temporal Score: 6.5
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:U/RL:O/RC:C
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: 11/20/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/20/2024
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2024-11595, CVE-2024-11596
IAVB: 2024-B-0185-S