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 remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 8 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - wireshark: free operation on an uninitialized memory address in wiretap/netmon.c (CVE-2018-6836)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the IxVeriWave file parser could crash. This was     addressed in wiretap/vwr.c by correcting the signature timestamp bounds checks. (CVE-2018-5334)

  - In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.3 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.11, the WCP dissector could crash. This was addressed in     epan/dissectors/packet-wcp.c by validating the available buffer length. (CVE-2018-5335)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Debian 12 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the dsa-5559 advisory.

  - 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)

  - The NetScreen file parser could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed     packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (CVE-2023-6175)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues 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 4.0.11. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.11 advisory.

  - The SSH dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash or consume excessive CPU     resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed     packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-19369)

  - The NetScreen file parser could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed     packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-19404)

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

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

  - 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)

  - NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-6175)

  - GVCP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0208)

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

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - wireshark: Kafka dissector infinite loop (CVE-2021-4190)

  - wireshark: ISO 15765 and ISO 10681 dissector crash (CVE-2023-1161)

  - Crash in the Sysdig Event dissector in Wireshark 3.6.0 and 3.4.0 to 3.4.10 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2021-4181)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

The remote Fedora 39 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the FEDORA-2024-b72131479b 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)

  - 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)

  - NetScreen file parser crash in Wireshark 4.0.0 to 4.0.10 and 3.6.0 to 3.6.18 allows denial of service via     crafted capture file (CVE-2023-6175)

  - GVCP dissector crash in Wireshark 4.2.0, 4.0.0 to 4.0.11, and 3.6.0 to 3.6.19 allows denial of service via     packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2024-0208)

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

The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.0.11. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.11 advisory.

  - The SSH dissector could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash or consume excessive CPU     resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed     packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-19369)

  - The NetScreen file parser could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed     packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (wireshark-bug-19404)

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 ALAS2023-2023-440 advisory.

  - 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)

  - The NetScreen file parser could crash. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed     packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file. (CVE-2023-6175)

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
189979	GLSA-202402-09 : Wireshark: Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	2/4/2024	2/5/2024	medium
199495	RHEL 8 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	6/3/2024	6/3/2024	critical
186008	Debian DSA-5559-1 : wireshark - security update	Nessus	Debian Local Security Checks	11/20/2023	1/12/2024	medium
185776	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	11/15/2023	1/12/2024	medium
190389	Fedora 38 : wireshark (2024-fdc7dfb959)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	2/11/2024	4/22/2024	high
199485	RHEL 9 : wireshark (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	6/3/2024	6/3/2024	high
190384	Fedora 39 : wireshark (2024-b72131479b)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	2/10/2024	4/30/2024	high
185777	Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.11 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)	Nessus	MacOS X Local Security Checks	11/15/2023	1/12/2024	medium
186973	Amazon Linux 2023 : wireshark-cli, wireshark-devel (ALAS2023-2023-440)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	12/15/2023	12/18/2023	medium

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