Wireshark up to 1.0.2 input validation

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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.0.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Tektronix .rf5 file.

The bug was discovered 09/03/2008. The weakness was disclosed 09/04/2008 by Thomas Nielsen with Wireshark (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-3934 since 09/04/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. 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 34326 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0890)), 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 165638 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update (SUSE-SR:2009:001)).

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 (44895) and Tenable (34326).

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 34326
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0890)
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OpenVAS ID: 880108
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Researcher: Thomas Nielsen
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-3934 (🔍)
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X-Force: 44895
SecurityTracker: 1020819
Vulnerability Center: 19439 - Wireshark (Ethereal) 0.99.6- 1.0.2 Remote Denial of Service via Crafted Tektronix .rf5 file, Medium
SecurityFocus: 31009 - Wireshark 1.0.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 31864
OSVDB: 47934 - CVE-2008-3934 - Wireshark - Unspecified Issue
Vupen: ADV-2008-2493

Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/16/2019 18:13
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (71), 08/16/2019 18:13 (17)
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