Wireshark 1.0.6/1.0.7/1.0.8/1.2.0 denial of service

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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 1.0.6/1.0.7/1.0.8/1.2.0 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in the Infiniband dissector in Wireshark 1.0.6 through 1.2.0, when running on unspecified platforms, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unknown vectors.

The weakness was published 07/21/2009 with Wireshark (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-2563 since 07/21/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 45076 (openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-1900)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116844 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2010-01,wnpa-sec-2010-02 )).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (51939) and Tenable (45076). Similar entries are available at 51727, 51247, 49099 and 49098.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 45076
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-1900)
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OpenVAS ID: 66442
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-7998 (wireshark)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2009-2563 (🔍)
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X-Force: 51939
Vulnerability Center: 22980 - Wireshark 1.0.6 - 1.2.0 Infiniband Dissector Unspecified Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
SecurityFocus: 35748 - Wireshark 1.2.0 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 35884 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vupen: ADV-2009-1970

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/12/2021 18:35
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/12/2017 12:56 (14), 08/12/2021 18:35 (3)
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