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SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1)

🗓️ 09 Jun 2021 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AGType 
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The update for wireshark to version 2.2.12 fix several security vulnerabilities, including denial of service and potential Spectre variant 1 vulnerability

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# SPDX-FileCopyrightText: 2021 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

if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2018.0179.1");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-17935", "CVE-2017-5753", "CVE-2018-5334", "CVE-2018-5335", "CVE-2018-5336");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-06-09 14:57:49 +0000 (Wed, 09 Jun 2021)");
  script_version("2026-03-10T10:15:11+0000");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2026-03-10 10:15:11 +0000 (Tue, 10 Mar 2026)");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"5.0");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/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:"2018-01-11 21:29:00 +0000 (Thu, 11 Jan 2018)");

  script_name("SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone AG");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/suse_sles", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=(SLES11\.0SP4)");

  script_xref(name:"Advisory-ID", value:"SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20180179-1.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1074171");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075737");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075738");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075739");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1075748");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-January/003621.html");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.12.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'wireshark' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2018:0179-1 advisory.");

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

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"This update for wireshark to version 2.2.12 fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2018-5334: IxVeriWave file could crash (bsc#1075737)
- CVE-2018-5335: WCP dissector could crash (bsc#1075738)
- CVE-2018-5336: Multiple dissector crashes (bsc#1075739)
- CVE-2017-17935: Incorrect handling of '\n' in file_read_line function could
 have lead to denial of service (bsc#1074171)

This release no longer enables the Linux kernel BPF JIT compiler via the
net.core.bpf_jit_enable sysctl, as this would make systems more vulnerable
to Spectre variant 1 CVE-2017-5753 - (bsc#1075748)

Further bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in:
[link moved to references]");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"'wireshark' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11-SP4.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "SLES11.0SP4") {

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libwireshark8", rpm:"libwireshark8~2.2.12~40.17.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libwiretap6", rpm:"libwiretap6~2.2.12~40.17.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libwscodecs1", rpm:"libwscodecs1~2.2.12~40.17.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libwsutil7", rpm:"libwsutil7~2.2.12~40.17.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"wireshark", rpm:"wireshark~2.2.12~40.17.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"wireshark-gtk", rpm:"wireshark-gtk~2.2.12~40.17.1", rls:"SLES11.0SP4"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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