Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in the dissectors/parsers for LBMR, web sockets, WCP, X11, IEEE 802.11 and Android Logcat, which could result in denial of service.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 1.12.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-1.12.5 advisory.

  - The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x     before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by     a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906. (CVE-2015-3815)

  - 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-2015-3812)

  - The dissect_lbmr_pser function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmr.c in the LBMR dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x     before 1.12.5 does not reject a zero length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-3808)

  - The dissect_lbmr_pser function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmr.c in the LBMR dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x     before 1.12.5 does not properly track the current offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-3809)

  - 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-2015-3810)

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

Wireshark was updated to 1.12.5 to fix security issues and bugs.

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed :

  - CVE-2015-3808, CVE-2015-3809: The LBMR dissector could     go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2015-12)

  - CVE-2015-3810: The WebSocket dissector could recurse     excessively. (wnpa-sec-2015-13)

  - CVE-2015-3811: The WCP dissector could crash while     decompressing data. (wnpa-sec-2015-14)

  - CVE-2015-3812: The X11 dissector could leak memory.
    (wnpa-sec-2015-15)

  - CVE-2015-3813: The packet reassembly code could leak     memory. (wnpa-sec-2015-16)

  - CVE-2015-3814: The IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into     an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2015-17)

  - CVE-2015-3815: The Android Logcat file parser could     crash. (wnpa-sec-2015-18)

Wireshark development team reports :

The following vulnerabilities have been fixed.

- wnpa-sec-2015-12

The LBMR dissector could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 11036) CVE-2015-3808, CVE-2015-3809

- wnpa-sec-2015-13

The WebSocket dissector could recurse excessively. (Bug 10989) CVE-2015-3810

- wnpa-sec-2015-14

The WCP dissector could crash while decompressing data. (Bug 10978) CVE-2015-3811

- wnpa-sec-2015-15

The X11 dissector could leak memory. (Bug 11088) CVE-2015-3812

- wnpa-sec-2015-16

The packet reassembly code could leak memory. (Bug 11129) CVE-2015-3813

- wnpa-sec-2015-17

The IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. (Bug 11110) CVE-2015-3814

- wnpa-sec-2015-18

The Android Logcat file parser could crash. Discovered by Hanno Bock.
(Bug 11188) CVE-2015-3815

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201510-03 (Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please       review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 1.12.5. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-1.12.5 advisory.

  - The detect_version function in wiretap/logcat.c in the Android Logcat file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x     before 1.12.5 does not check the length of the payload, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a packet with a crafted payload, as demonstrated by     a length of zero, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-3906. (CVE-2015-3815)

  - 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-2015-3812)

  - The dissect_lbmr_pser function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmr.c in the LBMR dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x     before 1.12.5 does not reject a zero length, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (infinite loop) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-3808)

  - The dissect_lbmr_pser function in epan/dissectors/packet-lbmr.c in the LBMR dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x     before 1.12.5 does not properly track the current offset, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-3809)

  - 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-2015-3810)

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
83960	Debian DSA-3277-1 : wireshark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	6/3/2015	1/11/2021	high
83488	Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	5/15/2015	10/9/2026	high
83805	openSUSE Security Update : Wireshark (openSUSE-2015-379)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	5/26/2015	1/19/2021	high
83902	FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (a13500d0-0570-11e5-aab1-d050996490d0)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	5/29/2015	1/6/2021	high
86688	GLSA-201510-03 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	11/2/2015	1/11/2021	medium
364388	Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	10/9/2026	10/9/2026	high

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