Wireshark up to 1.10.0 GSM RR Dissector epan/proto.c resource management
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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.10.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the file epan/proto.c of the component GSM RR Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:
epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet that is not properly handled by the GSM RR dissector.
The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2013 by Oliver-Tobias Ripka as wnpa-sec-2013-49 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-4931 since 07/26/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71268 (Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2013-251)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350803 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for wireshark: AL2012-2015-028).
Upgrading to version 1.10.1 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 (71268). The entries 5991, 5992, 5993 and 5998 are pretty similar.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes
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Nessus ID: 71268
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2013-251)
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OpenVAS ID: 881912
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2014:0341 centos5
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.10.1
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wnpa-sec-2013-49
Researcher: Oliver-Tobias Ripka
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4931 (🔍)
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Vulnerability Center: 40826 - Wireshark Remote DoS via Malformed Packet due to a Flaw in the GSM RR Dissector, Medium
SecurityFocus: 61471 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54296 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 95718
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Entry
Created: 07/30/2013 10:55Updated: 05/20/2021 17:45
Changes: 07/30/2013 10:55 (83), 05/07/2017 11:38 (4), 05/20/2021 17:45 (3)
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Committer: olku
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