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

  - 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-2012-3825)

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2013:1569 advisory.

    Wireshark, previously known as Ethereal, is a network protocol analyzer.
    It is used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

    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,     linked to in the References. (BZ#711024)

    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. (BZ#750712)

    * 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. (BZ#832021)

    * 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. (BZ#1004636)

    * 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.
    (BZ#715560)

    * Previously, the dftest and randpkt command line utilities lacked manual     pages. This update adds proper manual pages for both utilities. (BZ#659661)

    In addition, this update adds the following enhancements:

    * With this update, Wireshark is able to properly dissect and handle     InfiniBand and GlusterFS traffic. (BZ#699636, BZ#858976)

    All Wireshark users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which     contain backported patches to correct these issues and add these     enhancements. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the     update to take effect.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise 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.

The remote Oracle Linux 6 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2013-1569 advisory.

    - Resolves: CVE-2013-4927                 CVE-2013-4931                 CVE-2013-4932                 CVE-2013-4933                 CVE-2013-4934                 CVE-2013-4935                 CVE-2013-3557

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.

Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues, several bugs, and add various enhancements are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.

The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this update as having moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Wireshark, previously known as Ethereal, is a network protocol analyzer. It is used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

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, linked to in the References. (BZ#711024)

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. (BZ#750712)

* 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. (BZ#832021)

* 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. (BZ#1004636)

* 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. (BZ#715560)

* Previously, the dftest and randpkt command line utilities lacked manual pages. This update adds proper manual pages for both utilities.
(BZ#659661)

In addition, this update adds the following enhancements :

* With this update, Wireshark is able to properly dissect and handle InfiniBand and GlusterFS traffic. (BZ#699636, BZ#858976)

All Wireshark users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues and add these enhancements. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

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.

Update to latest upstream release, fixing few security bugs.

CVE-2012-2392: Infinite and large loops in ANSI MAP, ASF, IEEE 802.11, IEEE 802.3, and LTP dissectors.

CVE-2012-2393: Memory allocation flaw in the DIAMETER dissector.

CVE-2012-2394: Denial of service (crash) due memory alignment problem on SPARC and Itanium processors.

CVE-2012-3825: Integer overflows in BACapp and Bluetooth HCI dissectors, leading to DoS

CVE-2012-3826: Integer overflows in the R3 dissector, leading to DoS.

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 installed version of Wireshark is 1.4.x before 1.4.13.  This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Input validation errors exist in the dissectors for     ANSI MAP, ASF, BACapp, Bluetooth HCI, IEEE 802.11,     IEEE 802.3, LTP, and R3 that can allow specially crafted     packets to cause the application to enter infinite or     very large loops making it unavailable. (Issues 6805,     7118, 7119, 7120, 7121, 7122, 7124, 7125)

  - An input validation error exists in the DIAMETER     dissector that can allow specially crafted packets to     cause improper memory allocation leading to application     crashes. (Issue 7138)

  - An unspecified error can cause the application to crash     due to a memory misalignment. Note, for Windows, this     issue only occurs on the Itanium platform. (Issue 7221)

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 installed version of Wireshark is 1.6.x before 1.6.8.  This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Input validation errors exist in the dissectors for     ANSI MAP, ASF, BACapp, Bluetooth HCI, IEEE 802.11,     IEEE 802.3, LTP, and R3 that can allow specially crafted     packets to cause the application to enter infinite or     very large loops making it unavailable. (Issues 6805,     7118, 7119, 7120, 7121, 7122, 7124, 7125)

  - An input validation error exists in the DIAMETER     dissector that can allow specially crafted packets to     cause improper memory allocation leading to application     crashes. (Issue 7138)

  - An unspecified error can cause the application to crash     due to a memory misalignment. Note, for Windows, this     issue only occurs on the Itanium platform. (Issue 7221)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
217712	Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2012-3825	Nessus	Misc.	3/4/2025	1/28/2026	high
71005	RHEL 6 : wireshark (RHSA-2013:1569)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	11/21/2013	9/24/2025	high
71105	Oracle Linux 6 : wireshark (ELSA-2013-1569)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	11/27/2013	9/23/2025	high
79162	CentOS 6 : wireshark (CESA-2013:1569)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	11/12/2014	1/4/2021	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
59940	Fedora 16 : wireshark-1.6.8-1.fc16 (2012-10175)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	7/11/2012	1/11/2021	low
59239	Wireshark 1.4.x < 1.4.13 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	5/23/2012	3/30/2026	low
71268	Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2013-251)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	12/10/2013	7/10/2019	high
59240	Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.8 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	5/23/2012	3/30/2026	low

Detections

Analytics

Plugins Search

high

high

high

high

high

high

low

low

high

low