Wireshark up to 1.8.7 PPP Dissector packet-ppp.c dissect_iphc_crtp_fh memory corruption
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wireshark up to 1.8.7 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this issue is the function dissect_iphc_crtp_fh
of the file packet-ppp.c of the component PPP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in the dissect_iphc_crtp_fh function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
The weakness was disclosed 10/19/2012 by Laurent Butti as wnpa-sec-2013-34 as not defined bulletin (Website). The advisory is available at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2013-4076 since 06/09/2013. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 66910 (Debian DSA-2709-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities), 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 166238 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wireshark (SUSE-SU-2013:1276-1)).
Upgrading to version 1.8.8 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at anonsvn.wireshark.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published 9 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (84822) and Tenable (66910). The entries 9072, 9073, 9074 and 9076 are pretty similar.
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
ATT&CK: Unknown
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Remote: Yes
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 66910
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2709-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892709
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2709-1 (wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.8.8
Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org
Timeline
10/19/2012 🔍06/07/2013 🔍
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wnpa-sec-2013-34
Researcher: Laurent Butti
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-4076 (🔍)
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X-Force: 84822
Vulnerability Center: 40005 - Wireshark 1.8 Before 1.8.8 PPP Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS via a Crafted Packet, Medium
SecurityFocus: 60499 - Wireshark PPP Dissector CVE-2013-4076 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 53762 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 94246
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Entry
Created: 06/17/2013 15:24Updated: 05/17/2021 07:59
Changes: 06/17/2013 15:24 (89), 05/02/2017 18:08 (2), 05/17/2021 07:59 (3)
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Committer: olku
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