Ethereal up to 0.10.10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ethereal. This vulnerability affects unknown code. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1469. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ethereal (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unknown vulnerability in the GSM dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 allows remote attackers to cause the dissector to access an invalid pointer.

The weakness was released 05/05/2005 by Ilja van Sprundel (ryan) (Website). The advisory is shared at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1469 since 05/05/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21824 (CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2005:427)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117943 (CentOS Security Update for Ethereal (CESA-2005:427)).

Upgrading to version 0.10.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21824), SecurityFocus (BID 13504†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7875†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-25102, VDB-25100, VDB-25099 and VDB-25098. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21824
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2005:427)
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OpenVAS ID: 53098
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ethereal*, tethereal*
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ethereal 0.10.11

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (ryan)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1469 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1469
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25101

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SecurityFocus: 13504 - Ethereal Multiple Remote Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 7875

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41 AM
Updated: 06/30/2024 05:39 AM
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 AM (68), 07/08/2018 08:48 AM (8), 06/30/2024 05:39 AM (17)
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