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Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)

🗓️ 07 Oct 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus🔗 www.tenable.com👁 1 Views

Multiple DoS vulnerabilities in Wireshark on macOS via crafted files or packets.

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zdt
zdt		Wireshark - AirPDcapPacketProcess Stack Based Buffer Overflow
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - find_signature Stack Based Out-of-Bounds Read
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - dissect_diameter_base_framed_ipv6_prefix Stack Based Buffer Overflow
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - addresses_equal (dissect_rsvp_common) Use-After-Free
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - ascend_seek Static Out-of-Bounds Read
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - my_dgt_tbcd_unpack Static Buffer Overflow
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - dissect_nbap_MACdPDU_Size SIGSEGV
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - dissct_rsl_ipaccess_msg Static Out-of-Bounds Read
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark - dissect_zcl_pwr_prof_pwrprofstatersp Static Out-of-Bounds Read
16 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
zdt
zdt		Wireshark infer_pkt_encap - Heap Based Out-of-Bounds Read
22 Dec 201500:00
–zdt
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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
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# (C) Tenable, Inc.
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include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(363940);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/10/07");

  script_cve_id(
    "CVE-2015-8711",
    "CVE-2015-8712",
    "CVE-2015-8713",
    "CVE-2015-8714",
    "CVE-2015-8715",
    "CVE-2015-8716",
    "CVE-2015-8717",
    "CVE-2015-8718",
    "CVE-2015-8719",
    "CVE-2015-8720",
    "CVE-2015-8721",
    "CVE-2015-8722",
    "CVE-2015-8723",
    "CVE-2015-8725",
    "CVE-2015-8726",
    "CVE-2015-8727",
    "CVE-2015-8728",
    "CVE-2015-8729",
    "CVE-2015-8730",
    "CVE-2015-8731",
    "CVE-2015-8732",
    "CVE-2015-8733"
  );

  script_name(english:"Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.9 Multiple Vulnerabilities (macOS)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 1.12.9. It is, therefore, affected by
multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the wireshark-1.12.9 advisory.

  - The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark
    1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationships between record lengths and
    record header lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and
    application crash) via a crafted file. (CVE-2015-8733)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-nbap.c in the NBAP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before
    2.0.1 does not validate conversation data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service
    (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-8711)

  - The dissect_hsdsch_channel_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in
    Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not validate the number of PDUs, which allows remote attackers to
    cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-8712)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-umts_fp.c in the UMTS FP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not
    properly reserve memory for channel ID mappings, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of
    service (out-of-bounds memory access and application crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-8713)

  - The dissect_dcom_OBJREF function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcom.c in the DCOM dissector in Wireshark
    1.12.x before 1.12.9 does not initialize a certain IPv4 data structure, which allows remote attackers to
    cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet. (CVE-2015-8714)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.12.9.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11602");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-31");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11835");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11841");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-32");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11606");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11610");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-33");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11607");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-34");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/9887");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-35");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-36");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-37");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/10988");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-38");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-39");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11548");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-40");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11767");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-41");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11790");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-42");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11826");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11792");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-43");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11789");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-44");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11791");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11793");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-45");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11797");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-46");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11794");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-47");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11815");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-48");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11829");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-49");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11830");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-50");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/11827");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2015-51");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.9 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2015-8733");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2015/12/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2015/12/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/10/07");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("macosx_wireshark_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Wireshark", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/local_checks_enabled");

  exit(0);
}

include('vdf.inc');

# @tvdl-content
var vuln_data = {
  "metadata": {
    "spec_version": "1.0"
  },
  "requires": [
    {
      "scope": "target",
      "match": {
        "os": "macos"
      }
    }
  ],
  "checks": [
    {
      "product": {
        "name": "Wireshark",
        "type": "app"
      },
      "check_algorithm": "default",
      "constraints": [
        {
          "min_version": "1.12.0",
          "fixed_version": "1.12.9"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

var vdf_result = vdf::check_and_report(vuln_data:vuln_data, severity:SECURITY_HOLE);
vdf::handle_check_and_report_errors(vdf_result:vdf_result);

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07 Oct 2026 00:00Current
6.5Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.5
CVSS 24.3
CVSS 35.5
EPSS0.05225
WiresharkmacOSdenial of servicengsniffer_process_recordNBAP dissectorUMTS FP dissector
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