Wireshark up to 1.10.1 LDAP Dissector resource management

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A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 1.10.1 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component LDAP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.10 and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

The weakness was disclosed 09/11/2013 as wnpa-sec-2013-59 ยท LDAP dissector crash as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at wireshark.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-5722 since 09/11/2013. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69885 (Debian DSA-2756-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166363 (OpenSuSE Security Update for Wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2013:1481-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.10.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at wireshark.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (87022) and Tenable (69885). Additional details are provided at wireshark.org. The entries 10266, 10280, 10281 and 10283 are pretty similar.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown

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Nessus ID: 69885
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2756-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892756
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2756-1 (wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.10.2

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Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2013-59 · LDAP dissector crash
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CVE: CVE-2013-5722 (🔍)
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X-Force: 87022
Vulnerability Center: 41562 - Wireshark LDAP Dissector Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via a Crafted Packet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 62321 - Wireshark LDAP Dissector CVE-2013-5722 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 54765 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 97219

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Created: 09/16/2013 12:13
Updated: 05/24/2021 16:54
Changes: 09/16/2013 12:13 (87), 05/11/2017 08:58 (3), 05/24/2021 16:54 (3)
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