Wireshark up to 2.0.14/2.2.8/2.4.0 SDP Dissector packet-msdp.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 2.0.14/2.2.8/2.4.0. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-msdp.c of the component SDP Dissector. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2017-13767. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 2.0.14/2.2.8/2.4.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is some unknown processing of the file epan/dissectors/packet-msdp.c of the component SDP 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. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 2.4.0, 2.2.0 to 2.2.8, and 2.0.0 to 2.0.14, the MSDP dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-msdp.c by adding length validation.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2017. The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2017 as Bug 13933 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2017-13767 since 08/30/2017. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102948 (openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2017-995)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370542 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2017-38 to wnpa-sec-2017-41)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102948), SecurityFocus (BID 100549†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1039254†). The entries VDB-105969, VDB-105970 and VDB-105971 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 102948
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2017-995)
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OpenVAS ID: 802625
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark IrCOMM And MSDP Dissectors DoS Vulnerabilities (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 6f18ace2a2683418a9368a8dfd92da6bd8213e15

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 13933
Researcher: Zhangwangjunjie, Marco Grass
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-13767 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-13767
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-105972
SecurityFocus: 100549 - Wireshark MSDP Dissector CVE-2017-13767 Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1039254

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2017 16:45
Updated: 12/27/2022 09:53
Changes: 08/30/2017 16:45 (75), 11/12/2019 21:06 (12), 01/10/2021 12:36 (3), 12/27/2022 09:53 (4)
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