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Wireshark Security Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (Apr 2023) - Mac OS X

🗓️ 21 Apr 2023 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AGType 
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Wireshark Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (Apr 2023) - Mac OS X. Vulnerabilities in RPCoRDMA, LISP, and GQUIC dissectors. Successful exploitation leads to remote DoS

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2023 Greenbone AG
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only

CPE = "cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark";

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.832052");
  script_version("2025-11-14T15:41:06+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2023-1992", "CVE-2023-1993", "CVE-2023-1994");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"7.8");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-11-14 15:41:06 +0000 (Fri, 14 Nov 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2023-04-22 03:15:00 +0000 (Sat, 22 Apr 2023)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2023-04-21 12:28:37 +0530 (Fri, 21 Apr 2023)");
  script_name("Wireshark Security Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities (Apr 2023) - Mac OS X");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Wireshark is prone to multiple denial of service (DoS)
  vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Multiple flaws exist due to:

  - An unexpected crash in RPCoRDMA dissector crash.

  - LISP dissector large loop crash in Wireshark.

  - GQUIC dissector crash in Wireshark.

  Please see the references for more information about the vulnerabilities.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation may allow
  remote attackers to perform denial of service on an affected system.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark versions 4.0.0 to 4.0.4, 3.6.0 to 3.6.12.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.0.5 or 3.6.13 or later.");

  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-09.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-10.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2023-11.html");
  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2023 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_macosx.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("wireshark/macosx/detected");

  exit(0);
}

include("version_func.inc");
include("host_details.inc");

if(!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe:CPE, exit_no_version:TRUE))
  exit(0);

vers = infos["version"];
path = infos["location"];

if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"3.6.0", test_version2:"3.6.12")) {
  fix = "3.6.13";
}
else if(version_in_range(version:vers, test_version:"4.0.0", test_version2:"4.0.4")) {
  fix = "4.0.5";
}

if(fix) {
  report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version:vers, fixed_version:fix, install_path:path);
  security_message(port:0, data:report);
  exit(0);
}

exit(99);

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14 Nov 2025 00:00Current
6.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score6.9
CVSS 3.16.3 - 7.5
EPSS0.0462
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