Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.13 Multiple Vulnerabilities

high Nessus Plugin ID 311398

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 2.0.13. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-2.0.13 advisory.

- In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the RGMP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rgmp.c by validating an IPv4 address. (CVE-2017-9354)

- In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the Bazaar dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bzr.c by ensuring that backwards parsing cannot occur.
(CVE-2017-9352)

- In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DHCP dissector could read past the end of a buffer.
This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-bootp.c by extracting the Vendor Class Identifier more carefully. (CVE-2017-9351)

- In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the SoulSeek dissector could go into an infinite loop.
This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-slsk.c by making loop bounds more explicit. (CVE-2017-9346)

- In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the DNS dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by trying to detect self-referencing pointers.
(CVE-2017-9345)

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 2.0.13 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 311398

File Name: wireshark_2_0_13.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 5/1/2026

Updated: 5/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3.6

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9352

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-9354

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, SMB/Registry/Enumerated

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 6/1/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/1/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-11411, CVE-2017-9343, CVE-2017-9344, CVE-2017-9345, CVE-2017-9346, CVE-2017-9349, CVE-2017-9350, CVE-2017-9351, CVE-2017-9352, CVE-2017-9354

IAVB: 2017-B-0067-S, 2017-B-0093-S

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