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4.8 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Ethereal (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.10.x up to 0.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash from null dereference) via (1) multiple vectors in H.248, and the (2) X.509if, (3) SRVLOC, (4) H.245, (5) AIM, and (6) general packet dissectors; and (7) the statistics counter.
The bug was discovered 04/24/2006. The weakness was presented 04/25/2006 with Coverity (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2006-1937 since 04/20/2006. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. 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 21899 (CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2006:0420)), 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 117708 (CentOS Security Update for Ethereal (CESA-2006:0420)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26019) and Tenable (21899).
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Nessus ID: 21899
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2006:0420)
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OpenVAS ID: 56670
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1049-1 (ethereal)
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Sources
Advisory: ethereal.comOrganization: Coverity
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1937 (🔍)
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X-Force: 26019
SecurityTracker: 1015985
Vulnerability Center: 11296 - Ethereal 0.10 - 0.10.14 DoS via H.248, X509if, SRVLOC, H.245, AIM \x26 General Dissectors, Medium
SecurityFocus: 17682 - Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities In Versions Prior To 0.99.0
Secunia: 19769 - Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24906 - Ethereal general packet dissector denial of service
Vupen: ADV-2006-1501
Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 12:19Updated: 06/17/2019 10:01
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (76), 06/17/2019 10:01 (14)
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