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Wireshark Security Update (wnpa-sec-2024-10) - Linux

🗓️ 12 Jul 2024 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AGType 
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Wireshark denial of service vulnerability affecting versions 4.0.0 to 4.0.15 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.5 on Linux. Update to version 4.0.16 or 4.2.6 or later

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2024 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("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.834252");
  script_version("2025-04-15T05:54:49+0000");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.9");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-04-15 05:54:49 +0000 (Tue, 15 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2025-04-11 17:19:58 +0000 (Fri, 11 Apr 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2024-07-12 16:32:10 +0530 (Fri, 12 Jul 2024)");
  script_name("Wireshark Security Update (wnpa-sec-2024-10) - Linux");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2024-8645");

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

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"The flaw exists due to an issue in SPRT
  Dissector.");

  script_tag(name:"impact", value:"Successful exploitation allows an attacker
  to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by
  convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Wireshark version 4.0.0 through 4.0.15
  and 4.2.0 through 4.2.5 on Linux.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 4.0.16 or 4.2.6 or
  later.");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"executable_version");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2024-10.html");
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2024 Greenbone AG");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family("Denial of Service");
  script_dependencies("gb_wireshark_detect_lin.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("wireshark/linux/detected");
  exit(0);
}

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

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

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

if(version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"4.0.0", test_version2:"4.0.15")) {
  fix = "4.0.16";
}

else if(version_in_range(version:version, test_version:"4.2.0", test_version2:"4.2.5")) {
  fix = "4.2.6";
}

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

exit(99);

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15 Apr 2025 00:00Current
5.6Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.6
CVSS 3.15.5
EPSS0.00208
SSVC
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