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Wireshark 3.6.x < 3.6.8 A Vulnerability (macOS)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 164830
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Synopsis
An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by a vulnerability.Description
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 3.6.8. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-3.6.8 advisory.- The F5 Ethernet Trailer dissector could go into an infinite loop. It may be possible to make Wireshark 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-18307)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Upgrade to Wireshark version 3.6.8 or later.See Also
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-3.6.8.html
https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/18307
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2022-06
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 164830
File Name: macosx_wireshark_3_6_8.nasl
Version: 1.6
Type: local
Agent: macosx
Family: MacOS X Local Security Checks
Published: 9/7/2022
Updated: 5/1/2025
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 4.4
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 4.9
Temporal Score: 3.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-3190
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.5
Temporal Score: 5
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark
Required KB Items: installed_sw/Wireshark, Host/MacOSX/Version, Host/local_checks_enabled
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 9/7/2022
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/7/2022
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2022-3190
IAVB: 2022-B-0035-S