Wireshark 2.2.7 mp4 Chunk file-mp4.c dissect_mp4_box resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark 2.2.7. The impacted element is the function dissect_mp4_box of the file epan/dissectors/file-mp4.c of the component mp4 Chunk Handler. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2017-9616. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark 2.2.7 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects the function dissect_mp4_box of the file epan/dissectors/file-mp4.c of the component mp4 Chunk Handler. 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:

In Wireshark 2.2.7, overly deep mp4 chunks may cause stack exhaustion (uncontrolled recursion) in the dissect_mp4_box function in epan/dissectors/file-mp4.c.

The bug was discovered 06/08/2017. The weakness was shared 06/14/2017 as Bug 13777 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-9616 since 06/14/2017. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 108674 (Fedora 27 : 1:wireshark (2018-cdf3f8e8b0)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370441 (Wireshark Multiple Stack Exhaustion Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 11 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (108674), SecurityFocus (BID 99085†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1038706†). The entries VDB-102550, VDB-113000, VDB-115683 and VDB-115684 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 108674
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : 1:wireshark (2018-cdf3f8e8b0)
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OpenVAS ID: 802978
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial-of-Service Vulnerabilities-03 June17 (Windows)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 13777
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-9616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-9616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-102549

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SecurityFocus: 99085 - Wireshark 'epan/dissectors/file-mp4.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1038706

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Created: 06/15/2017 10:22
Updated: 10/18/2019 12:17
Changes: 06/15/2017 10:22 (83), 10/18/2019 12:17 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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