Wireshark 0.99.3/0.99.4 HTTP Dissector denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 0.99.3/0.99.4 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component HTTP Dissector. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in the HTTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.3 and 0.99.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unspecified vectors, a different issue than CVE-2006-5468.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2007. The weakness was presented 02/01/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-0458 since 01/23/2007. 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 scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 24818 (CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2007:0066)), 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 156206 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2007:0066)).

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 (32054) and Tenable (24818). See 34784, 34782 and 34781 for similar entries.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 24818
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2007:0066)
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OpenVAS ID: 830343
OpenVAS Name: Zoho ManageEngine Support Center Plus Multiple Fields XSS Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-0458 (🔍)
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X-Force: 32054
SecurityTracker: 1017581
Vulnerability Center: 14233 - Wireshark HTTP Dissector Denial of Service, Medium
SecurityFocus: 22352 - Wireshark Multiple Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 24011 - Mandriva update for wireshark, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 33075 - Wireshark HTTP Dissector Unspecified Remote DoS
Vupen: ADV-2007-0443

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Created: 03/13/2015 10:40
Updated: 07/14/2019 14:06
Changes: 03/13/2015 10:40 (79), 07/14/2019 14:06 (11)
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