Wireshark 1.4.x < 1.4.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 363917

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 1.4.11. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-1.4.11 advisory.

- Laurent Butti discovered that Wireshark failed to properly check record sizes for many packet capture file formats. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-6663, wireshark-bug-6666, wireshark-bug-6667, wireshark-bug-6668, wireshark-bug-6669, wireshark-bug-6670)

- Wireshark was improperly handling NULL pointers when displaying packet information which could lead to a 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. (wireshark-bug-6634)

- The RLC dissector could overflow a buffer. 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. (wireshark- bug-6391)

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 1.4.11 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 363917

File Name: macosx_wireshark_1_4_11.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks

Published: 10/7/2026

Updated: 10/7/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

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

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/10/2012

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/10/2012

Detections

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