Wireshark up to 2.4.5 packet-pcp.c Packet resource management

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A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the file epan/dissectors/packet-pcp.c. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-pcp.c has a memory leak.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2018. The weakness was shared 04/04/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-9273 since 04/04/2018. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 109197 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0980-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171035 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0981-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109197). The entries VDB-115682, VDB-115685, VDB-115686 and VDB-115687 are related to this item.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 109197
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0980-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 55044
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Apr18 (Mac OS X)
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Patch: 1f8f1456f1e73b6c09e50a64749e43413ac12df7

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04/19/2018 +15 days 🔍
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02/26/2023 +1773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: bugs.wireshark.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9273 (🔍)
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2018 04:07 PM
Updated: 02/26/2023 05:05 PM
Changes: 04/04/2018 04:07 PM (74), 01/21/2020 01:48 PM (3), 02/26/2023 05:05 PM (5)
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