Wireshark 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2 HSRP Dissector resource management

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wireshark 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HSRP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The dissect_hsrp function in epan/dissectors/packet-hsrp.c in the HSRP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was disclosed 10/02/2012 by Laurent Butti as wnpa-sec-2012-26 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at wireshark.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5237 since 10/02/2012. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 802982 , which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121144 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 3.4 Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at wireshark.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (79009) and Tenable (802982). The entries 6094, 6581 and 6583 are pretty similar.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 802982
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OpenVAS ID: 72500
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: wireshark
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.8.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2012-26
Researcher: Laurent Butti
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5237 (🔍)
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X-Force: 79009
SecurityTracker: 1027604 - Wireshark HSRP/PPP/LDP Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 36368 - Wireshark 1.8.0-1.8.2 HSRP Dissector Allows Remote DoS via a Malformed Packet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 55754 - Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.8.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50843 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85884

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2012 16:43
Updated: 04/17/2017 11:53
Changes: 10/04/2012 16:43 (74), 04/17/2017 11:53 (15)
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