Wireshark up to 1.2.9 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as very critical. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Stack-based buffer overflow in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 0.10.13 through 1.0.14 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.9 has unknown impact and remote attack vectors. NOTE: this issue exists because of a CVE-2010-2284 regression.

The weakness was disclosed 08/13/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2994. 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. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/22/2021).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 49058 (Debian DSA-2101-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 165189 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:007)).

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 vulnerability database at Tenable (49058).

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 49058
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2101-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 67988
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2101-1 (wireshark)
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09/01/2010 +19 days 🔍
09/22/2010 +21 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1639 days 🔍
09/22/2021 +2379 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: DSA-2101
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-2994 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 27265 - Wireshark 0.10.13-1.0.14 and 1.2.0-1.2.9 Remote Unspecified Vulnerability via Unspecified Vectors, Critical
SecurityFocus: 42618
Secunia: 42877

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 09/22/2021 09:51
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (58), 03/06/2017 11:02 (6), 09/22/2021 09:46 (4), 09/22/2021 09:51 (3)
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