Wireshark up to 1.8.3 sFlow Dissector packet-usb.c denial of service

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A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 1.8.3 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-usb.c of the component sFlow Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input 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-2012-6054. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2012-6054. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2012-6054 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

The weakness was released 11/28/2012 by Laura Chappell with Wireshark as wnpa-sec-2012-32 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. The public release was coordinated with the project team. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-5594 since 10/24/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in pcap File. 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 56 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading to version 1.8.4 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at 7041, 7042, 7043 and 7044.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.8.4

Timelineinfo

10/03/2012 🔍
10/24/2012 +21 days 🔍
11/28/2012 +34 days 🔍
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11/30/2012 +2 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +3 days 🔍
12/05/2012 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2012-32
Researcher: Laura Chappell
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5594 (🔍)
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: 87996 - Wireshark sFlow Dissector Malformed Packet Processing Infinite Loop Remote DoS

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2012 12:21
Updated: 04/19/2021 17:14
Changes: 12/03/2012 12:21 (57), 11/04/2013 15:08 (11), 04/19/2021 17:14 (3)
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