Wireshark up to 1.8.3 RTCP dissector File denial of service
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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.8.3 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component RTCP dissector. The manipulation as part of a File leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2012-6062. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2012-6062. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2012-6062 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.
The weakness was published 11/28/2012 by Laura Chappell with Wireshark as wnpa-sec-2012-38 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5600 since 10/24/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.
A public exploit has been developed in pcap File and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at wireshark.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 40 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73276 (CentOS 5 : wireshark (CESA-2014:0341)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks.
Upgrading to version 1.6.12 or 1.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (73276). Similar entries are available at 7041, 7042, 7043 and 7044.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7
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Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
ATT&CK: T1499
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 73276
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : wireshark (CESA-2014:0341)
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OpenVAS ID: 881912
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2014:0341 centos5
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.6.12/1.8.4
Timeline
10/19/2012 🔍10/24/2012 🔍
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wnpa-sec-2012-38
Researcher: Laura Chappell
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2012-5600 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1027822 - Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
SecurityFocus: 56729 - Wireshark Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51422 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 87990 - Wireshark RTCP Dissector Malformed Packet Processing Infinite Loop Remote DoS
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entry
Created: 12/03/2012 11:51Updated: 04/19/2021 16:30
Changes: 12/03/2012 11:51 (56), 11/04/2013 15:16 (17), 04/19/2021 16:30 (11)
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