Wireshark up to 2.2.6 openSAFETY Dissector packet-opensafety.c Negative Length input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Wireshark. This affects an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c of the component openSAFETY Dissector. Performing a manipulation as part of Negative Length results in denial of service. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2017-9350. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects some unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c of the component openSAFETY Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Negative Length leads to a denial of service 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. The summary by CVE is:

In Wireshark 2.2.0 to 2.2.6 and 2.0.0 to 2.0.12, the openSAFETY dissector could crash or exhaust system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c by checking for a negative length.

The bug was discovered 06/01/2017. The weakness was released 06/02/2017 by OSS-Fuzz (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9350. 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 100670 (Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.13 / 2.2.x < 2.2.7 Multiple DoS (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family MacOS X Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370421 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2017-22 to wnpa-sec-2017-33)).

Upgrading 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 databases at Tenable (100670) and SecurityFocus (BID 98806†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-101894, VDB-101895, VDB-101896 and VDB-101897. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 100670
Nessus Name: Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.13 / 2.2.x < 2.2.7 Multiple DoS (macOS)
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OpenVAS ID: 802978
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities-01 June17 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: dbc7cb0bbdd501fa96e0cb98668f6d6bf17ac4e6

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06/01/2017 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: OSS-Fuzz project (OSS-Fuzz)
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2017-9350 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9350
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-101901

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SecurityFocus: 98806 - Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/packet-opensafety.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038612

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Entryinfo

Created: 06/02/2017 14:35
Updated: 12/07/2022 14:55
Changes: 06/02/2017 14:35 (75), 10/13/2019 11:09 (5), 10/04/2020 10:57 (1), 12/26/2020 08:07 (3), 12/07/2022 14:55 (4)
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