CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
13.3%
The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.0.17. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.17 advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application’s self-reported version number.
#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
include('compat.inc');
if (description)
{
script_id(206284);
script_version("1.4");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/09/02");
script_cve_id("CVE-2024-8250");
script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2024-B-0126");
script_name(english:"Wireshark 4.0.x < 4.0.17 A Vulnerability");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An application installed on the remote Windows host is affected by a vulnerability.");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is prior to 4.0.17. It is, therefore, affected by a
vulnerability as referenced in the wireshark-4.0.17 advisory.
- The NTLMSSP dissector could crash Discovered by OSS-Fuzz. We are unaware of any exploits for this issue.
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-2024-8250)
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-4.0.17.html");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://gitlab.com/wireshark/wireshark/-/issues/19943");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-11");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Wireshark version 4.0.17 or later.");
script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
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-2024-8250");
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:"2024/08/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2024/08/28");
script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2024/08/28");
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:"Windows");
script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
script_dependencies("wireshark_installed.nasl");
script_require_keys("installed_sw/Wireshark", "SMB/Registry/Enumerated");
exit(0);
}
include('vcf.inc');
get_kb_item_or_exit('SMB/Registry/Enumerated');
var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Wireshark', win_local:TRUE);
var constraints = [
{ 'min_version' : '4.0.0', 'max_version' : '4.0.16', 'fixed_version' : '4.0.17' }
];
vcf::check_version_and_report(
app_info:app_info,
constraints:constraints,
severity:SECURITY_WARNING
);
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
High
EPSS
Percentile
13.3%