Wireshark up to 2.4.4 Dissector packet-thrift.c Packet resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c of the component Dissector. The manipulation as part of Packet results in resource consumption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-7321. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected is an unknown code of the file epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c of the component Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.4 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.12, epan/dissectors/packet-thrift.c had a large loop that was addressed by not proceeding with dissection after encountering an unexpected type.

The bug was discovered 02/22/2018. The weakness was shared 02/23/2018 as Bug 14379 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-7321 since 02/22/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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 107093 (Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.13 / 2.4.x < 2.4.5 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371113 (F5 BIG-IP ASM and LTM Multiple Wireshark Vulnerabilities (K34035645)).

Upgrading 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 Tenable (107093) and SecurityFocus (BID 103158†). The entries VDB-113753, VDB-113755, VDB-113756 and VDB-113757 are related to this item. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
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Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 107093
Nessus Name: Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.13 / 2.4.x < 2.4.5 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 866192
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Security Updates (wnpa-sec-2018-05 to -14) Mac OS X
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: c784d551ad50864de1035ce54e72837301cf6aca

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 14379
Researcher: Jakub Zawadzki
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-7321 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-7321
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-113754
SecurityFocus: 103158 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 02/24/2018 09:33
Updated: 02/08/2023 19:11
Changes: 02/24/2018 09:33 (76), 01/08/2020 09:36 (6), 02/04/2021 15:46 (3), 02/08/2023 19:11 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:410:103

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