Wireshark 1.10.0 DCOM ISystemActivator Dissector packet-dcom-sysact.c dissect_dcom_ActivationProperties resource management
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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wireshark 1.10.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects the function dissect_dcom_ActivationProperties
of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dcom-sysact.c of the component DCOM ISystemActivator Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:
Double free vulnerability in the dissect_dcom_ActivationProperties function in epan/dissectors/packet-dcom-sysact.c in the DCOM ISystemActivator dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
The weakness was disclosed 07/26/2013 by Laurent Butti as wnpa-sec-2013-44 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. The public release has been coordinated in cooperation with the project team. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4922 since 07/26/2013. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69849 (Fedora 19 : wireshark-1.10.1-1.fc19 (2013-16362)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121476 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 11.4.0 Missing).
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 databases at X-Force (86015) and Tenable (69849). The entries 9765, 9766, 9767 and 9768 are pretty similar.
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Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 69849
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : wireshark-1.10.1-1.fc19 (2013-16362)
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OpenVAS ID: 866883
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2013-16362
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.10.1
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Sources
Product: wireshark.orgAdvisory: wnpa-sec-2013-44
Researcher: Laurent Butti
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4922 (🔍)
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X-Force: 86015
Vulnerability Center: 41038 - Wireshark 1.10.0 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability due to a Problem in the DCOM ISystemActivator Dissector, Medium
SecurityFocus: 61471
Secunia: 54296 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 95724
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Entry
Created: 07/30/2013 12:31Updated: 05/20/2021 18:38
Changes: 07/30/2013 12:31 (51), 05/08/2017 09:18 (34), 05/20/2021 18:31 (4), 05/20/2021 18:38 (1)
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