The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.8.7. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-1.8.7 advisory.

  - Multiple integer signedness errors in the tvb_unmasked function in epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in     the Websocket dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (application crash) via a malformed packet. (CVE-2013-3562)

  - Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (loop or application crash) via a malformed packet, related to a crash of the Websocket dissector,     an infinite loop in the MySQL dissector, and a large loop in the ETCH dissector. (CVE-2013-3561)

  - The dissect_diagnosticrequest function in epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And     Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses an incorrect integer data type,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a     packet. (CVE-2013-2486)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark     1.8.x before 1.8.6 uses incorrect integer data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet, related to the (1) dissect_icecandidates,     (2) dissect_kinddata, (3) dissect_nodeid_list, (4) dissect_storeans, (5) dissect_storereq, (6)     dissect_storeddataspecifier, (7) dissect_fetchreq, (8) dissect_findans, (9) dissect_diagnosticinfo, (10)     dissect_diagnosticresponse, (11) dissect_reload_messagecontents, and (12) dissect_reload_message     functions, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-2486. (CVE-2013-2487)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-gtpv2.c in the GTPv2 dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 calls incorrect     functions in certain contexts related to ciphers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (application crash) via a malformed packet. (CVE-2013-3555)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Two flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2013-3559 , CVE-2013-4083)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2012-2392 , CVE-2012-3825 , CVE-2012-4285 , CVE-2012-4288 , CVE-2012-4289 , CVE-2012-4290 , CVE-2012-4291 , CVE-2012-4292 , CVE-2012-5595 , CVE-2012-5597 , CVE-2012-5598 , CVE-2012-5599 , CVE-2012-5600 , CVE-2012-6056 , CVE-2012-6059 , CVE-2012-6060 , CVE-2012-6061 , CVE-2012-6062 , CVE-2013-3557 , CVE-2013-3561 , CVE-2013-4081 , CVE-2013-4927 , CVE-2013-4931 , CVE-2013-4932 , CVE-2013-4933 , CVE-2013-4934 , CVE-2013-4935 , CVE-2013-4936 , CVE-2013-5721)

The remote MiracleLinux 4 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2014-031:01 advisory.

    This package lays base for libpcap, a packet capture and filtering library, contains command-line     utilities, contains plugins and documentation for wireshark. A graphical user interface is packaged     separately to GTK+ package.
    Security issues fixed with this release:
     CVE-2012-2392     Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5)     LTP dissectors.
     CVE-2012-3825     Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allow remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) BACapp and (2) Bluetooth HCI     dissectors, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-2392.
     CVE-2012-4285     The dissect_pft function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x     before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (divide-by-zero error and application crash) via a zero-length message.
     CVE-2012-4288     Integer overflow in the dissect_xtp_ecntl function in epan/dissectors/packet-xtp.c in the XTP dissector in     Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (loop or application crash) via a large value for a span length.
     CVE-2012-4289     epan/dissectors/packet-afp.c in the AFP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10,     and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via     a large number of ACL entries.
     CVE-2012-4290     The CTDB dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.
     CVE-2012-4291     The CIP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a malformed packet.
     CVE-2012-4292     The dissect_stun_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-stun.c in the STUN dissector in Wireshark     1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly interact with key-     destruction behavior in a certain tree library, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a malformed packet.
     CVE-2012-6056     Integer overflow in the dissect_sack_chunk function in epan/dissectors/packet-sctp.c in the SCTP dissector     in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a     crafted Duplicate TSN count.
     CVE-2012-6059     The dissect_isakmp function in epan/dissectors/packet-isakmp.c in the ISAKMP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x     before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data structure to determine IKEv2 decryption     parameters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed     packet.
     CVE-2012-6060     Integer overflow in the dissect_iscsi_pdu function in epan/dissectors/packet-iscsi.c in the iSCSI     dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.
     CVE-2012-6061     The dissect_wtp_common function in epan/dissectors/packet-wtp.c in the WTP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x     before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 uses an incorrect data type for a certain length field, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow and infinite loop) via a crafted value in     a packet.
     CVE-2012-6062     The dissect_rtcp_app function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtcp.c in the RTCP dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x     before 1.6.12 and 1.8.x before 1.8.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop)     via a crafted packet.
     CVE-2013-3557     The dissect_ber_choice function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark     1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not properly initialize a certain variable, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
     CVE-2013-3559     epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 uses incorrect     integer data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, and heap     memory corruption or NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a malformed packet.
     CVE-2013-3561     Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (loop or application crash) via a malformed packet, related to a crash of the Websocket dissector,     an infinite loop in the MySQL dissector, and a large loop in the ETCH dissector.
     CVE-2013-4081     The http_payload_subdissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-http.c in the HTTP dissector in Wireshark     1.6.x before 1.6.16 and 1.8.x before 1.8.8 does not properly determine when to use a recursive approach,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption) via a crafted packet.
     CVE-2013-4083     The dissect_pft function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x     before 1.6.16, 1.8.x before 1.8.8, and 1.10.0 does not validate a certain fragment length value, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
     CVE-2013-4927     Integer signedness error in the get_type_length function in epan/dissectors/packet-btsdp.c in the     Bluetooth SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet.
     CVE-2013-4931     epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet that is not properly handled by the GSM RR dissector.
     CVE-2013-4932     Multiple array index errors in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_common.c in the GSM A Common dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a crafted packet.
     CVE-2013-4933     The netmon_open function in wiretap/netmon.c in the Netmon file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and     1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file.
     CVE-2013-4934     The netmon_open function in wiretap/netmon.c in the Netmon file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and     1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize certain structure members, which allows remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file.
     CVE-2013-4935     The dissect_per_length_determinant function in epan/dissectors/packet-per.c in the ASN.1 PER dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not initialize a length field in certain     abnormal situations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a     crafted packet.
     CVE-2013-4936     The IsDFP_Frame function in plugins/profinet/packet-pn-rt.c in the PROFINET Real-Time dissector in     Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 does not validate MAC addresses, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet.
     CVE-2013-5721     The dissect_mq_rr function in epan/dissectors/packet-mq.c in the MQ dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before     1.8.10 and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 does not properly determine when to enter a certain loop, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
    Fixed bugs:
     Wireshark now support parsing the RECLAIM-COMPLETE opcode when inspecting traffic generated by NFSv4.1     and as such can now dissect and handle NFSv4.1 traffic.
     Previously, the dfilter-test.py test suite reported many failures because the frame arrival times in a     text file were reported one hour ahead from the timestamps in the packet capture file; this has been     fixed.
     Previously, the tshark -D command returned output to STDERR instead of STDOUT. This could break scripts     parsing the tshark -D output and has been fixed: tshark -D now outputs to STDOUT.
     Fixed an array overrun that could make wireshark crash.
     Added the manual pages for the dftest and randpkt commands.
    Enhancements:
     Added support for InfiniBand and GlusterFS traffic.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Two flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2013-3559, CVE-2013-4083)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2012-2392, CVE-2012-3825, CVE-2012-4285, CVE-2012-4288, CVE-2012-4289, CVE-2012-4290, CVE-2012-4291, CVE-2012-4292, CVE-2012-5595, CVE-2012-5597, CVE-2012-5598, CVE-2012-5599, CVE-2012-5600, CVE-2012-6056, CVE-2012-6059, CVE-2012-6060, CVE-2012-6061, CVE-2012-6062, CVE-2013-3557, CVE-2013-3561, CVE-2013-4081, CVE-2013-4927, CVE-2013-4931, CVE-2013-4932, CVE-2013-4933, CVE-2013-4934, CVE-2013-4935, CVE-2013-4936, CVE-2013-5721)

The wireshark packages have been upgraded to upstream version 1.8.10, which provides a number of bug fixes and enhancements over the previous versions. For more information on the bugs fixed, enhancements included, and supported protocols introduced, refer to the Wireshark Release Notes.

This update also fixes the following bugs :

  - Previously, Wireshark did not parse the RECLAIM-COMPLETE     opcode when inspecting traffic generated by NFSv4.1. A     patch has been provided to enable the parsing of the     RECLAIM_COMPLETE opcode, and Wireshark is now able to     properly dissect and handle NFSv4.1 traffic.

  - Prior to this update, frame arrival times in a text file     were reported one hour ahead from the timestamps in the     packet capture file. This resulted in various failures     being reported by the dfilter-test.py test suite. To fix     this bug, frame arrival timestamps have been shifted by     one hour, thus fixing this bug.

  - The 'tshark -D' command returned output to STDERR     instead of STDOUT, which could break scripts that are     parsing the 'tshark -D' output. This bug has been fixed,     and the 'tshark -D' command now writes output data to a     correct standard stream.

  - Due to an array overrun, Wireshark could experience     undefined program behavior or could unexpectedly     terminate. With this update, proper array handling     ensures Wireshark no longer crashes in the described     scenario.

  - Previously, the dftest and randpkt command line     utilities lacked manual pages. This update adds proper     manual pages for both utilities.

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements :

  - With this update, Wireshark is able to properly dissect     and handle InfiniBand and GlusterFS traffic.

All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

  - The dissect_diagnosticrequest function in     epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation     And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x     before 1.8.6 uses an incorrect integer data type, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet.
    (CVE-2013-2486)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-reload.c in the REsource LOcation     And Discovery (aka RELOAD) dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x     before 1.8.6 uses incorrect integer data types, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via crafted integer values in a packet,     related to the (1) dissect_icecandidates, (2)     dissect_kinddata, (3) dissect_nodeid_list, (4)     dissect_storeans, (5) dissect_storereq, (6)     dissect_storeddataspecifier, (7) dissect_fetchreq, (8)     dissect_findans, (9) dissect_diagnosticinfo, (10)     dissect_diagnosticresponse, (11)     dissect_reload_messagecontents, and (12)     dissect_reload_message functions, a different     vulnerability than CVE-2013-2486. (CVE-2013-2487)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-gtpv2.c in the GTPv2 dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 calls incorrect functions     in certain contexts related to ciphers, which allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a malformed packet.
    (CVE-2013-3555)

  - The fragment_add_seq_common function in     epan/reassemble.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in     Wireshark before r48943 has an incorrect pointer     dereference during a comparison, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a malformed packet. (CVE-2013-3556)

  - The dissect_ber_choice function in     epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector     in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7     does not properly initialize a certain variable, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a malformed packet.
    (CVE-2013-3557)

  - The dissect_ccp_bsdcomp_opt function in     epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP CCP dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not terminate a     bit-field list, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a malformed     packet. (CVE-2013-3558)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI     dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 uses incorrect     integer data types, which allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (integer overflow, and heap     memory corruption or NULL pointer dereference, and     application crash) via a malformed packet.
    (CVE-2013-3559)

  - The dissect_dsmcc_un_download function in     epan/dissectors/packet-mpeg-dsmcc.c in the MPEG DSM-CC     dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 uses an     incorrect format string, which allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a     malformed packet. (CVE-2013-3560)

  - Multiple integer overflows in Wireshark 1.8.x before     1.8.7 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (loop or application crash) via a malformed     packet, related to a crash of the Websocket dissector,     an infinite loop in the MySQL dissector, and a large     loop in the ETCH dissector. (CVE-2013-3561)

  - Multiple integer signedness errors in the tvb_unmasked     function in epan/ dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the     Websocket dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7     allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a malformed packet.
    (CVE-2013-3562)

  - The dissect_pft function in     epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI     dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.16, 1.8.x before     1.8.8, and 1.10.0 does not validate a certain fragment     length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted     packet. (CVE-2013-4083)

This wireshark version update to 1.6.16 includes several security and general bug fixes.

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.16.html

  - The CAPWAP dissector could crash. Discovered by Laurent     Butti. (CVE-2013-4074)

  - The HTTP dissector could overrun the stack. Discovered     by David Keeler. (CVE-2013-4081)

  - The DCP ETSI dissector could crash. (CVE-2013-4083)     http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.
    html

  - The ASN.1 BER dissector could crash. ( CVE-2013-3556 /     CVE-2013-3557 ) The releases also fix various     non-security issues.

Additionally, a crash in processing SCTP filters has been fixed.
(bug#816887)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
66544	Wireshark 1.8.x < 1.8.7 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	5/22/2013	10/8/2026	high
71268	Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2013-251)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	12/10/2013	7/10/2019	high
291484	MiracleLinux 4 : wireshark-1.8.10-4.AXS4 (AXSA:2014-031:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/19/2026	1/19/2026	high
71301	Scientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL6.x i386/x86_64 (20131121)	Nessus	Scientific Linux Local Security Checks	12/10/2013	1/14/2021	high
80807	Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : wireshark (multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark5)	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	1/19/2015	1/14/2021	high
69169	SuSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (ZYPP Patch Number 8659)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	7/31/2013	1/19/2021	high

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