The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.2.18. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.2.18 advisory.

  - Uncontrolled Recursion in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17     allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39929)

  - NULL pointer exception in the Modbus dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39921)

  - Buffer overflow in the C12.22 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39922)

  - Large loop in the PNRP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39923)

  - Large loop in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39924)

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

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2023-038 advisory.

    A NULL pointer exception flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed input in     the IPPUSB dissector can cause a denial of service via a packet injection or a crafted capture file.
    (CVE-2021-39920)

    A NULL pointer exception flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed input in     the Modbus dissector can cause a denial of service via a packet injection or crafted capture file.
    (CVE-2021-39921)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed ANSI C12.22  input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39922)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure consumes excessive CPU resources on crafted or malformed     PNRP input and can cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-39923)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed Bluetooth DHT input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39924)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed Bluetooth SDP input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39925)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed HCI_ISO input can cause a denial     of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39926)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed IEEE 802.11 input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39928)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark.  A process failure on crafted or malformed  Bluetooth DHT input can cause a     denial of service. (CVE-2021-39929)

    A denial of service via packet injection flaw was found in wireshark. An attacker with local network     access could pass specially crafted capture files causing an application to halt or crash, leading to a     denial of service. (CVE-2021-4181)

    A parser infinite-loop flaw was found in wireshark. An attacker with local network access could pass     specially crafted capture files causing an application to halt, crash, or infinite loop. (CVE-2021-4182)

    An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark's DHT dissector module. This flaw allows an attacker with     local network access to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash or go     into an infinite loop. (CVE-2021-4184)

    An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark RTMPT. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access     to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash, or go into an infinite     loop. (CVE-2021-4185)

    A segmentation issue was found in Wireshark. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to     pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt or crash. (CVE-2021-4186)

    An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to     pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash, or go into an infinite loop.
    (CVE-2021-4190)

    Crash in the CMS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0581)

    Unaligned access in the CSN.1 protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0582)

    Crash in the PVFS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0583)

    Large loops in multiple protocol dissectors in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allow denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0585)

    Infinite loop in RTMPT protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0586)

    Infinite loop in the F5 Ethernet Trailer protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.7 and 3.4.0 to     3.4.15 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file. (CVE-2022-3190)

    Crash in the OPUS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.8 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-3725)

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

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

The remote Debian 11 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5019 advisory.

  - Excessive memory consumption in MS-WSP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.4 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.12 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22207)

  - Infinite loop in DVB-S2-BB dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.5 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22222)

  - Crash in DNP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.6 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.14 allows denial of service via packet     injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-22235)

  - NULL pointer exception in the IPPUSB dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39920)

  - NULL pointer exception in the Modbus dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39921)

  - Buffer overflow in the C12.22 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39922)

  - Large loop in the PNRP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39923)

  - Large loop in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39924)

  - Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth SDP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39925)

  - Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth HCI_ISO dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39926)

  - NULL pointer exception in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39928)

  - Uncontrolled Recursion in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17     allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39929)

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

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2022-2022-079 advisory.

    A NULL pointer exception flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed input in     the IPPUSB dissector can cause a denial of service via a packet injection or a crafted capture file.
    (CVE-2021-39920)

    A NULL pointer exception flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed input in     the Modbus dissector can cause a denial of service via a packet injection or crafted capture file.
    (CVE-2021-39921)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed ANSI C12.22  input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39922)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure consumes excessive CPU resources on crafted or malformed     PNRP input and can cause a denial of service. (CVE-2021-39923)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed Bluetooth DHT input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39924)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed Bluetooth SDP input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39925)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed HCI_ISO input can cause a denial     of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39926)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark. A process failure on crafted or malformed IEEE 802.11 input can cause a     denial of service via packet injection or a crafted capture file. (CVE-2021-39928)

    A flaw was found in Wireshark.  A process failure on crafted or malformed  Bluetooth DHT input can cause a     denial of service. (CVE-2021-39929)

    A denial of service via packet injection flaw was found in wireshark. An attacker with local network     access could pass specially crafted capture files causing an application to halt or crash, leading to a     denial of service. (CVE-2021-4181)

    A parser infinite-loop flaw was found in wireshark. An attacker with local network access could pass     specially crafted capture files causing an application to halt, crash, or infinite loop. (CVE-2021-4182)

    An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark's DHT dissector module. This flaw allows an attacker with     local network access to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash or go     into an infinite loop. (CVE-2021-4184)

    An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark RTMPT. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access     to pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash, or go into an infinite     loop. (CVE-2021-4185)

    A segmentation issue was found in Wireshark. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to     pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt or crash. (CVE-2021-4186)

    An infinite-loop flaw was found in Wireshark. This flaw allows an attacker with local network access to     pass specially crafted capture files, causing an application to halt, crash, or go into an infinite loop.
    (CVE-2021-4190)

    Crash in the CMS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0581)

    Unaligned access in the CSN.1 protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0582)

    Crash in the PVFS protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0583)

    Large loops in multiple protocol dissectors in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allow denial     of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0585)

    Infinite loop in RTMPT protocol dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 to 3.6.1 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.11 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2022-0586)

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

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

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

  - Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth SDP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39925)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 3.4.10. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-3.4.10 advisory.

  - Uncontrolled Recursion in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17     allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39929)

  - Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth HCI_ISO dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39926)

  - Buffer overflow in the Bluetooth SDP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows     denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39925)

  - Large loop in the Bluetooth DHT dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of     service via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39924)

  - Large loop in the PNRP dissector in Wireshark 3.4.0 to 3.4.9 and 3.2.0 to 3.2.17 allows denial of service     via packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-39923)

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

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
155571	Wireshark 3.2.x < 3.2.18 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	11/18/2021	9/22/2026	high
173123	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2023-038)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	3/21/2023	12/11/2024	critical
156013	Debian DSA-5019-1 : wireshark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	12/11/2021	11/22/2023	high
164754	Amazon Linux 2022 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2022-2022-079)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	9/6/2022	12/11/2024	critical
256825	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2021-39925	Nessus	Misc.	8/27/2025	11/8/2026	high
155574	Wireshark 3.4.x < 3.4.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	11/18/2021	5/2/2026	high

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