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A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 1.6.2 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function erf_read_header
. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
Heap-based buffer overflow in the erf_read_header function in wiretap/erf.c in the ERF file parser in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.9 and 1.6.x before 1.6.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed file.
The weakness was presented 11/03/2011 by Huzaifa Sidhpurwala with Red Hat Security Response Team as Bug 750648 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2011-4102. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56884 (Debian DSA-2351-1 : wireshark - buffer overflow), 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 120942 (CentOS Security Update for Wireshark (CESA-2013:0125)).
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 (71092) and Tenable (56884).
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 56884
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2351-1 : wireshark - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 70565
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2351-1 (wireshark)
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Timeline
10/18/2011 🔍11/01/2011 🔍
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: Bug 750648
Researcher: Huzaifa Sidhpurwala
Organization: Red Hat Security Response Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4102 (🔍)
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X-Force: 71092
Vulnerability Center: 33750 - Wireshark 1.4.0 - 1.4.9 and 1.6 - 1.6.2 ERF File Parser Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Allows Remote DoS, Medium
SecurityFocus: 50486 - Wireshark ERF File Parser Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 46644
OSVDB: 76770
Entry
Created: 03/23/2015 16:50Updated: 11/25/2021 06:02
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (65), 04/04/2017 15:04 (10), 11/25/2021 05:50 (5), 11/25/2021 06:02 (1)
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