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Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.10 / 2.2.x < 2.2.4 Multiple DoS (macOS)

high Nessus Plugin ID 96764

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Synopsis

An application installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities.

Description

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS or Mac OS X host is 2.0.x prior to 2.0.10 or 2.2.x prior to 2.2.4. It is, therefore, affected by multiple denial of service vulnerabilities :

 - A denial of service vulnerability exists when handling DHCPv6 packets due to an integer overflow condition in file epan/dissectors/packet-dhcpv6.c. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to cause the program to enter a large loop that consumes excessive CPU resources.

 - A denial of service vulnerability exists in the asterix_fspec_len() function within file epan/dissectors/packet-asterix.c due to an infinite loop flaw that is triggered because certain input is improperly validated. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to consume excessive CPU resources.

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 2.0.10 / 2.2.4 or later.

See Also

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-01.html

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2017-02.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 96764

File Name: macosx_wireshark_2_2_4.nasl

Version: 1.8

Type: Local

Agent: macosx

Published: 1/25/2017

Updated: 3/30/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark

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

Patch Publication Date: 1/23/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/23/2017