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Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.12 A Vulnerability (macOS)

🗓️ 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Wireshark versions prior to 4.2.12 are vulnerable to denial of service via crafted files.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(237767);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/03/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-5601");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2025-B-0086-S");

  script_name(english:"Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.12 A Vulnerability (macOS)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An application installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is affected by a vulnerability.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Wireshark installed on the remote macOS / Mac OS X host is prior to 4.2.12. It is, therefore, affected by
a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.2.12 advisory.

  - Column handling crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.6 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.12 allows denial of service via
    packet injection or crafted capture file (CVE-2025-5601)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue 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-4.2.12.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/20509");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2025-02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Wireshark version 4.2.12 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-5601");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/06/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/06/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/06/04");

  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_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"I");
  script_end_attributes();

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

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 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" : [
        {
          "fixed_version" : "4.2.12",
          "min_version" : "4.2.0",
          "max_version" : "4.2.11"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
};

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

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30 Mar 2026 00:00Current
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