Wireshark up to 1.12.8/2.0.0 VeriWave File Parser wiretap/vwr.c input validation
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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.12.8/2.0.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code of the file wiretap/vwr.c of the component VeriWave File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does
not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the
properties that are required to process the data safely and
correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
wiretap/vwr.c in the VeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate certain signature and Modulation and Coding Scheme (MCS) data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
The weakness was published 01/04/2016 with Google (Website). The advisory is available at code.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2015-8726 since 01/03/2016. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 87824 (Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.9 Multiple DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 175659 (Debian Security Update for wireshark (DSA 3505-1)).
Upgrading to version 1.12.9 or 2.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (87824). Similar entries are available at 78868, 80055, 80056 and 80057.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Input validationCWE: CWE-20
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Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 87824
Nessus Name: Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.9 Multiple DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 802978
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities-02 January16 (Windows)
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.12.9/2.0.1
Patch: 185911de7d337246044c8e99da2f5b4bac74c0d5
Timeline
12/03/2015 🔍12/29/2015 🔍
01/03/2016 🔍
01/04/2016 🔍
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: code.wireshark.org⛔
Organization: Google
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2015-8726 (🔍)
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SecurityTracker: 1034551
SecurityFocus: 79382 - Wireshark Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
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Entry
Created: 01/05/2016 08:29Updated: 07/02/2022 09:57
Changes: 01/05/2016 08:29 (62), 05/27/2018 12:07 (18), 07/02/2022 09:55 (6), 07/02/2022 09:57 (1)
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