It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A remote or local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting malform packets onto the wire or convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3986-1. The text
# itself is copyright (C) Canonical, Inc. See
# <http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/>. Ubuntu(R) is a registered
# trademark of Canonical, Inc.
#
include("compat.inc");
if (description)
{
script_id(125252);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2020/09/17");
script_cve_id("CVE-2019-10894", "CVE-2019-10895", "CVE-2019-10896", "CVE-2019-10899", "CVE-2019-10901", "CVE-2019-10903", "CVE-2019-9208", "CVE-2019-9209", "CVE-2019-9214");
script_xref(name:"USN", value:"3986-1");
script_name(english:"Ubuntu 16.04 LTS / 18.04 LTS / 18.10 : Wireshark vulnerabilities (USN-3986-1)");
script_summary(english:"Checks dpkg output for updated packages.");
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"synopsis",
value:
"The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"description",
value:
"It was discovered that Wireshark improperly handled certain input. A
remote or local attacker could cause Wireshark to crash by injecting
malform packets onto the wire or convincing someone to read a
malformed packet trace file.
Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding
description block directly from the Ubuntu security advisory. Tenable
has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible
without introducing additional issues."
);
script_set_attribute(
attribute:"see_also",
value:"https://usn.ubuntu.com/3986-1/"
);
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
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:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwireshark-data");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwireshark11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwiretap8");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwscodecs2");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwsutil9");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tshark");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark-common");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark-gtk");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark-qt");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2019/02/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2019/05/16");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2019/05/17");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
script_end_attributes();
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright(english:"Ubuntu Security Notice (C) 2019-2020 Canonical, Inc. / NASL script (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_family(english:"Ubuntu Local Security Checks");
script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
script_require_keys("Host/cpu", "Host/Ubuntu", "Host/Ubuntu/release", "Host/Debian/dpkg-l");
exit(0);
}
include("audit.inc");
include("ubuntu.inc");
include("misc_func.inc");
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled") ) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/Ubuntu/release");
if ( isnull(release) ) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu");
release = chomp(release);
if (! preg(pattern:"^(16\.04|18\.04|18\.10)$", string:release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Ubuntu 16.04 / 18.04 / 18.10", "Ubuntu " + release);
if ( ! get_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l") ) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);
cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Ubuntu", cpu);
flag = 0;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libwireshark-data", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libwireshark11", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libwiretap8", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libwscodecs2", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"libwsutil9", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"tshark", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"wireshark", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"wireshark-common", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"wireshark-gtk", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"16.04", pkgname:"wireshark-qt", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu16.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libwireshark-data", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libwireshark11", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libwiretap8", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libwscodecs2", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"libwsutil9", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"tshark", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"wireshark", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"wireshark-common", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"wireshark-gtk", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.04", pkgname:"wireshark-qt", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.04.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"libwireshark-data", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"libwireshark11", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"libwiretap8", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"libwscodecs2", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"libwsutil9", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"tshark", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"wireshark", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"wireshark-common", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"wireshark-gtk", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (ubuntu_check(osver:"18.10", pkgname:"wireshark-qt", pkgver:"2.6.8-1~ubuntu18.10.0")) flag++;
if (flag)
{
security_report_v4(
port : 0,
severity : SECURITY_WARNING,
extra : ubuntu_report_get()
);
exit(0);
}
else
{
tested = ubuntu_pkg_tests_get();
if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "libwireshark-data / libwireshark11 / libwiretap8 / libwscodecs2 / etc");
}
Vendor | Product | Version | CPE |
---|---|---|---|
canonical | ubuntu_linux | libwireshark-data | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwireshark-data |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | libwireshark11 | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwireshark11 |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | libwiretap8 | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwiretap8 |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | libwscodecs2 | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwscodecs2 |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | libwsutil9 | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:libwsutil9 |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | tshark | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:tshark |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | wireshark | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | wireshark-common | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark-common |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | wireshark-gtk | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark-gtk |
canonical | ubuntu_linux | wireshark-qt | p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:wireshark-qt |
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10894
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10895
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10896
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10899
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10901
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-10903
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9208
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9209
cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2019-9214
usn.ubuntu.com/3986-1/