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A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Wireshark up to 0.99.6 (Packet Analyzer Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component MEGACO 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. CVE summarizes:

The MEGACO dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.14 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop and resource consumption) via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2007. The weakness was released 11/23/2007 by Stefan Esser with Beyond Security (Website). The advisory is available at wireshark.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6118 since 11/23/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 43670 (CentOS 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0058)), 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 117374 (CentOS Security Update for Wireshark (CESA-2008:0059)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38745) and Tenable (43670). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 37451, 37450, 37449 and 37448.

Productinfo

Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 0.99
• 0.99.0
• 0.99.1
• 0.99.2
• 0.99.3
• 0.99.4
• 0.99.5
• 0.99.6

License

• open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499

Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 43670
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0058)
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OpenVAS ID: 59639
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1414-1 (wireshark)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: Beyond Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6118 (🔍)
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X-Force: 38745
SecurityTracker: 1018988
Vulnerability Center: 16957 - Wireshark MEGACO Dissector Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 26532 - Wireshark 0.99.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27777 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 40452 - CVE-2007-6118 - Wireshark - Denial-Of-Service Issue
Vupen: ADV-2007-3956

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2019 22:06
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (87), 07/31/2019 22:06 (5)
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