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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 0.9.4 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Mount Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:
Unspecified vulnerability in the MOUNT dissector in Wireshark (aka Ethereal) 0.9.4 to 0.99.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption) via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 07/17/2006. The weakness was shared 07/17/2006 by Ilja van Sprundel (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2006-3629 since 07/17/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22238 (CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2006:0602)), 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 156229 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2006:0726,ELSA-2006:0658,ELSA-2006:0602)).
Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (36552) and Tenable (22238). The entries 31382, 31381, 31380 and 31378 are related to this item.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Memory allocationCWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 22238
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2006:0602)
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OpenVAS ID: 57164
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1127-1 (ethereal)
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wireshark.org
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-3629 (🔍)
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X-Force: 36552
SecurityTracker: 1016532
Vulnerability Center: 12417 - Wireshark (aka Ethereal) MOUNT Dissector Unspecified Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, High
SecurityFocus: 19051 - Wireshark Protocol Dissectors Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21078 - Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 27365 - Wireshark MOUNT Dissector Memory Exhaustion DoS
Vupen: ADV-2006-2850
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Entry
Created: 03/12/2015 14:25Updated: 06/23/2019 18:32
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (88), 06/23/2019 18:32 (3)
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