Wireshark 4.6.x < 4.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 300918

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 4.6.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.6.4 advisory.

- RF4CE Profile protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-3203)

- USB HID protocol dissector memory exhaustion in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 and 4.4.0 to 4.4.13 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-3201)

- NTS-KE protocol dissector crash in Wireshark 4.6.0 to 4.6.3 allows denial of service (CVE-2026-3202)

- 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)

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 4.6.4 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 300918

File Name: wireshark_4_6_4.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 3/5/2026

Updated: 3/5/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, 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-2026-3203

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: installed_sw/Wireshark, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/19/2025

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2024

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, CVE-2026-3201, CVE-2026-3202, CVE-2026-3203

IAVB: 2025-B-0193-S, 2025-B-0197-S, 2026-B-0022-S, 2026-B-0053

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