- Enable libnl3 (see rhbz#1207386, rhbz#1247566) - Remove     airpcap switch (doesn't have any effect on Linux) -     Backport patch no. 11 - Fixed building with F24+ * Ver.
    1.12.7

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

  - The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table     searches for empty strings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash)     via a crafted packet, related to the (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2)     dissector_get_default_string_handle functions. (CVE-2015-6243)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

The remote Oracle Linux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2015-2393 advisory.

    - Related: CVE-2015-6244
    - Resolves: CVE-2015-3182
    - Resolves: CVE-2015-6243                 CVE-2015-6244                 CVE-2015-6245                 CVE-2015-6246                 CVE-2015-6248
    - Resolves: CVE-2015-3810                 CVE-2015-3813

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

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

Wireshark has been updated to 1.12.7. (FATE#319388)

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed :

  - Wireshark could crash when adding an item to the     protocol tree. wnpa-sec-2015-21 CVE-2015-6241

  - Wireshark could attempt to free invalid memory.
    wnpa-sec-2015-22 CVE-2015-6242

  - Wireshark could crash when searching for a protocol     dissector. wnpa-sec-2015-23 CVE-2015-6243

  - The ZigBee dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-24     CVE-2015-6244

  - The GSM RLC/MAC dissector could go into an infinite     loop. wnpa-sec-2015-25 CVE-2015-6245

  - The WaveAgent dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-26     CVE-2015-6246

  - The OpenFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    wnpa-sec-2015-27 CVE-2015-6247

  - Wireshark could crash due to invalid ptvcursor length     checking. wnpa-sec-2015-28 CVE-2015-6248

  - The WCCP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2015-29     CVE-2015-6249

  - Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed     in:
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.7     .html

Also a fix from 1.12.6 in GSM DTAP was backported. (bnc#935158 CVE-2015-4652)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors/parsers for PKTC, IAX2, GSM CBCH and NCP which could result in denial of service.

This update also fixes many older less important issues by updating the package to the version found in Debian 8 also known as Jessie.

For Debian 7 'Wheezy', these problems have been fixed in version 1.12.1+g01b65bf-4+deb8u6~deb7u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your wireshark packages.

NOTE: Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the DLA security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Wireshark development team reports :

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed.

- wnpa-sec-2015-21

Protocol tree crash. (Bug 11309)

- wnpa-sec-2015-22

Memory manager crash. (Bug 11373)

- wnpa-sec-2015-23

Dissector table crash. (Bug 11381)

- wnpa-sec-2015-24

ZigBee crash. (Bug 11389)

- wnpa-sec-2015-25

GSM RLC/MAC infinite loop. (Bug 11358)

- wnpa-sec-2015-26

WaveAgent crash. (Bug 11358)

- wnpa-sec-2015-27

OpenFlow infinite loop. (Bug 11358)

- wnpa-sec-2015-28

Ptvcursor crash. (Bug 11358)

- wnpa-sec-2015-29

WCCP crash. (Bug 11358)

wireshark was updated to version 1.12.8 to fix ten security issues.

These security issues were fixed :

  - CVE-2015-6247: The dissect_openflow_tablemod_v5 function     in epan/dissectors/packet-openflow_v5.c in the OpenFlow     dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 did not     validate a certain offset value, which allowed remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop)     via a crafted packet (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-6246: The dissect_wa_payload function in     epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c in the WaveAgent     dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles     large tag values, which allowed remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) via a     crafted packet (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-6245: epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in     the GSM RLC/MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before     1.12.7 used incorrect integer data types, which allowed     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite     loop) via a crafted packet (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-6244: The dissect_zbee_secure function in     epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security.c in the ZigBee     dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 improperly     relies on length fields contained in packet data, which     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a crafted packet (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-6243: The dissector-table implementation in     epan/packet.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7     mishandles table searches for empty strings, which     allowed remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the     (1) dissector_get_string_handle and (2)     dissector_get_default_string_handle functions     (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-6242: The wmem_block_split_free_chunk function     in epan/wmem/wmem_allocator_block.c in the wmem block     allocator in the memory manager in Wireshark 1.12.x     before 1.12.7 did not properly consider a certain case     of multiple realloc operations that restore a memory     chunk to its original size, which allowed remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (incorrect free     operation and application crash) via a crafted packet     (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-6241: The proto_tree_add_bytes_item function in     epan/proto.c in the protocol-tree implementation in     Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 did not properly     terminate a data structure after a failure to locate a     number within a string, which allowed remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a     crafted packet (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-7830: pcapng file parser could crash while     copying an interface filter (bsc#950437).

  - CVE-2015-6249: The dissect_wccp2r1_address_table_info     function in epan/dissectors/packet-wccp.c in the WCCP     dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 did not     prevent the conflicting use of a table for both IPv4 and     IPv6 addresses, which allowed remote attackers to cause     a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted     packet (bsc#941500).

  - CVE-2015-6248: The ptvcursor_add function in the     ptvcursor implementation in epan/proto.c in Wireshark     1.12.x before 1.12.7 did not check whether the expected     amount of data is available, which allowed remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a crafted packet (bsc#941500).

The remote MiracleLinux 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2015-660:01 advisory.

    Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems.
    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-2014-8710     The decompress_sigcomp_message function in epan/sigcomp-udvm.c in the     SigComp UDVM dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and     application crash) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2014-8711     Multiple integer overflows in epan/dissectors/packet-amqp.c in the     AMQP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before     1.12.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a crafted amqp_0_10 PDU in a packet.
    CVE-2014-8712     The build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc     in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x     before 1.12.2 does not properly initialize a data structure, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2014-8713     Stack-based buffer overflow in the build_expert_data function in     epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark     1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2014-8714     The dissect_write_structured_field function in     epan/dissectors/packet-tn5250.c in the TN5250 dissector in Wireshark     1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-0562     Multiple use-after-free vulnerabilities in     epan/dissectors/packet-dec-dnart.c in the DEC DNA Routing Protocol     dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3     allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a crafted packet, related to the use of packet-scope memory     instead of pinfo-scope memory.
    CVE-2015-0563     epan/dissectors/packet-smtp.c in the SMTP dissector in Wireshark     1.10.x before 1.10.12 and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 uses an incorrect     length value for certain string-append operations, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a     crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-0564     Buffer underflow in the ssl_decrypt_record function in     epan/dissectors/packet-ssl-utils.c in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.12     and 1.12.x before 1.12.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (application crash) via a crafted packet that is improperly     handled during decryption of an SSL session.
    CVE-2015-2188     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x     before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 does not properly initialize a     data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted     packet that is improperly handled during decompression.
    CVE-2015-2189     Off-by-one error in the pcapng_read function in wiretap/pcapng.c in     the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x     before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via an invalid Interface     Statistics Block (ISB) interface ID in a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-2191     Integer overflow in the dissect_tnef function in     epan/dissectors/packet-tnef.c in the TNEF dissector in Wireshark     1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted length     field in a packet.
    CVE-2015-3182
    ** RESERVED **     This candidate has been reserved by an organization or individual that     will use it when announcing a new security problem.  When the     candidate has been publicized, the details for this candidate will be     provided.
    CVE-2015-3810     epan/dissectors/packet-websocket.c in the WebSocket dissector in     Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 uses a recursive algorithm, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption)     via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-3811     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c in the WCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x     before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 improperly refers to     previously processed bytes, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet, a     different vulnerability than CVE-2015-2188.
    CVE-2015-3812     Multiple memory leaks in the x11_init_protocol function in     epan/dissectors/packet-x11.c in the X11 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x     before 1.10.14 and 1.12.x before 1.12.5 allow remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-3813     The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in the     packet-reassembly feature in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.5 does not     properly determine the defragmentation state in a case of an     insufficient snapshot length, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (memory consumption) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-6243     The dissector-table implementation in epan/packet.c in Wireshark     1.12.x before 1.12.7 mishandles table searches for empty strings,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (application crash) via a crafted packet, related to the (1)     dissector_get_string_handle and (2)     dissector_get_default_string_handle functions.
    CVE-2015-6244     The dissect_zbee_secure function in     epan/dissectors/packet-zbee-security.c in the ZigBee dissector in     Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 improperly relies on length fields     contained in packet data, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-6245     epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC/MAC dissector in     Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 uses incorrect integer data types,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite     loop) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-6246     The dissect_wa_payload function in epan/dissectors/packet-waveagent.c     in the WaveAgent dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7     mishandles large tag values, which allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2015-6248     The ptvcursor_add function in the ptvcursor implementation in     epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.7 does not check whether     the expected amount of data is available, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a     crafted packet.
    Fixed bugs:
    * Prior to this update, when using the tshark utility to capture packets over the interface, tshark failed     to create output files in the .pcap format even if it was specified using the -F option. This bug has     been fixed, the -F option is now honored, and the result saved in the .pcap format as expected.
    Enhancements:
    * Previously, wireshark included only microseconds in the .pcapng format. With this update, wireshark     supports nanosecond time stamp precision to allow for more accurate time stamps.

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.

Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors/parsers for ZigBee, GSM RLC/MAC, WaveAgent, ptvcursor, OpenFlow, WCCP and in internal functions which could result in denial of service.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
85772	Fedora 23 : wireshark-1.12.7-2.fc23 (2015-13946)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	9/4/2015	1/11/2021	medium
219053	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2015-6243	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	7/28/2026	high
87038	Oracle Linux 7 : wireshark (ELSA-2015-2393)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	11/24/2015	4/29/2025	medium
86289	SUSE SLED11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2015:1676-2)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	10/6/2015	1/6/2021	medium
91395	Debian DLA-497-1 : wireshark security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	6/1/2016	1/11/2021	medium
85861	FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (9bdd8eb5-564a-11e5-9ad8-14dae9d210b8)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	9/9/2015	1/6/2021	medium
86646	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2015-683)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	10/29/2015	1/19/2021	medium
289991	MiracleLinux 7 : wireshark-1.10.14-7.el7 (AXSA:2015-660:01)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	medium
86288	SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2015:1676-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	10/6/2015	1/19/2021	medium
86156	Debian DSA-3367-1 : wireshark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	9/28/2015	1/11/2021	medium

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