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Wireshark 4.6.x < 4.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
medium Nessus Plugin ID 294997
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 4.6.3. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.6.3 advisory.- SOME/IP-SD protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-0962)
- BLF file parser crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-0961)
- IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.12 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-0959)
- HTTP3 protocol dissector infinite loop in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.2 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-0960)
- HTTP3 dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 and 4.6.1 allows denial of service (CVE-2025-13945)
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 4.6.3 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.6.3.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20880
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-01
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20939
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-02
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20945
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-03
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20944
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2026-04
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20860
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-07
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20884
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-08
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20770
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-05
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 294997
File Name: wireshark_4_6_3.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: windows
Family: Windows
Published: 1/22/2026
Updated: 1/22/2026
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-2026-0962
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 6.5
Temporal Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/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: SMB/Registry/Enumerated, installed_sw/Wireshark
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2025
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/19/2025
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2025-13499, CVE-2025-13674, CVE-2025-13945, CVE-2025-13946, CVE-2026-0959, CVE-2026-0960, CVE-2026-0961, CVE-2026-0962
IAVB: 2025-B-0193-S, 2025-B-0197-S, 2026-B-0022