Ethereal 0.10.12 packet-srvloc.c memory corruption

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A vulnerability has been found in Ethereal 0.10.12 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as very critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file packet-srvloc.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow vulnerability in the unicode_to_bytes in the Service Location Protocol (srvloc) dissector (packet-srvloc.c) in Ethereal allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a srvloc packet with a modified length value.

The bug was discovered 10/12/2005. The weakness was presented 10/19/2005 with iDEFENSE (Website). The advisory is shared for download at idefense.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3184 since 10/12/2005. 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 current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/10/2019).

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 20118 (GLSA-200510-25 : Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities in protocol dissectors), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117829 (CentOS Security Update for Ethereal (CESA-2005:809)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (22813) and Tenable (20118). See 26678, 26677, 26676 and 26675 for similar entries.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 20118
Nessus Name: GLSA-200510-25 : Ethereal: Multiple vulnerabilities in protocol dissectors
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OpenVAS ID: 55783
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200510-25 (Ethereal)
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Advisory: idefense.com⛔
Organization: iDEFENSE
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CVE: CVE-2005-3184 (🔍)
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X-Force: 22813
SecurityTracker: 1015082
Vulnerability Center: 9520 - Ethereal up to 0.10.12 SRVLOC Dissector Buffer Overflow via the unicode_to_bytes Function, Critical
SecurityFocus: 15158 - Ethereal Service Location Protocol Dissection Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 17254 - Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector and PCRE Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 20137 - Ethereal SRVLOC Dissector Remote Overflow

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Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/10/2019 21:01
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (87), 06/10/2019 21:01 (4)
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