The remote SUSE Linux SLED15 / SLED_SAP15 / SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 / openSUSE 15 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2024:3165-1 advisory.

    wireshark was updated from version 3.6.23 to version 4.2.6 (jsc#PED-8517):

    - Security issues fixed with this update:

      * CVE-2024-0207: HTTP3 dissector crash (bsc#1218503)
      * CVE-2024-0210: Zigbee TLV dissector crash (bsc#1218506)
      * CVE-2024-0211: DOCSIS dissector crash (bsc#1218507)
      * CVE-2023-6174: Fixed SSH dissector crash (bsc#1217247)
      * CVE-2023-6175: NetScreen file parser crash (bsc#1217272)
      * CVE-2023-5371: RTPS dissector memory leak (bsc#1215959)
      * CVE-2023-3649: iSCSI dissector crash (bsc#1213318)
      * CVE-2023-2854: BLF file parser crash (bsc#1211708)
      * CVE-2023-0666: RTPS dissector crash (bsc#1211709)
      * CVE-2023-0414: EAP dissector crash (bsc#1207666)

    - Major changes introduced with versions 4.2.0 and 4.0.0:

      * Version 4.2.0 https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.2.0.html
      * Version 4.0.0 https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-4.0.0.html

    - Added an aditional desktopfile to start wireshark which asks for       the super user password.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE 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.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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 4.0.9. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.9 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-202402-09 (Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities)

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

  - SSH dissector crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted     capture file (CVE-2023-6174)

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

The Rocky Linux 9.6 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the TuxCare ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786619933 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 3.6.17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.17 advisory.

  - RTPS dissector memory leak in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.8 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.16 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2023-5371)

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

An update of the wireshark package has been released.

The remote Fedora 38 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-fdc7dfb959 advisory.

    New version 4.0.12. Includes fixes for CVE-2023-5371, CVE-2023-6174, CVE-2023-6175, CVE-2024-0208.

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

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
206878	SUSE SLED15: libwireshark17 / libwiretap14 / libwsutil15 / wireshark / etc (SUSE-SU-2024:3165-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	9/10/2024	6/26/2026	high
225946	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2023-5371	Nessus	Misc.	3/5/2025	11/6/2026	medium
182527	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.9 A Vulnerability (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	10/4/2023	3/30/2026	medium
189979	GLSA-202402-09 : Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	2/4/2024	2/5/2024	medium
360519	Rocky Linux 9.6 [TuxCare] Security Update: wireshark / wireshark-cli / wireshark-devel (ALMALINUX9.6:CLSA-2026:1786619933)	Nessus	Rocky Linux Local Security Checks	10/1/2026	10/2/2026	medium
182524	Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.17 A Vulnerability	Nessus	Windows	10/4/2023	3/30/2026	medium
203592	Photon OS 5.0: Wireshark PHSA-2023-5.0-0114	Nessus	PhotonOS Local Security Checks	7/23/2024	10/13/2026	medium
190389	Fedora 38 : wireshark (2024-fdc7dfb959)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	2/11/2024	4/17/2025	high

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