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6.3	$0-$5k	0.00

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c of the component Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c had an infinite loop that was addressed by validating a length.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2018. The weakness was shared 02/23/2018 as Bug 14444 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-7331 since 02/22/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 107093 (Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.13 / 2.4.x < 2.4.5 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371113 (F5 BIG-IP ASM and LTM Multiple Wireshark Vulnerabilities (K34035645)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (107093). The entries 113753, 113754, 113755 and 113756 are related to this item.

Productinfo

Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4

License

• open-source

CPE 2.3info

• 🔍
• 🔍
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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 107093
Nessus Name: Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.13 / 2.4.x < 2.4.5 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 866192
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Security Updates (wnpa-sec-2018-05 to -14) Mac OS X
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Patch: 157712b2f5f89b19ef2497ea89c5938eb29529da

Timelineinfo

02/22/2018 🔍
02/22/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/23/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/23/2018 +0 days 🔍
02/24/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/01/2018 +5 days 🔍
02/10/2023 +1807 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 14444
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2018-7331 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 103158 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2018 09:42
Updated: 02/10/2023 07:19
Changes: 02/24/2018 09:42 (75), 01/08/2020 10:30 (6), 02/10/2023 07:19 (5)
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