Wireshark up to 2.4.5 LWAPP Dissector packet-lwapp.c Packet input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark. The affected element is an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c of the component LWAPP Dissector. Such manipulation as part of Packet leads to input validation. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-9256. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c of the component LWAPP Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the LWAPP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-lwapp.c by limiting the encapsulation levels to restrict the recursion depth.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-9256 since 04/04/2018. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 109197 (SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0980-1)), 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 171080 (OpenSUSE Security Update for wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2018:0899-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (109197). The entries VDB-115685, VDB-115686, VDB-115687 and VDB-115688 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 109197
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0980-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 55044
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Apr18 (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: dac48f148538c706c446e5105d84ebcb54587528

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04/03/2018 🔍
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04/19/2018 +15 days 🔍
04/20/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/26/2023 +1773 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: DLA 1634-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115682
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2018 16:03
Updated: 02/26/2023 15:12
Changes: 04/04/2018 16:03 (74), 01/21/2020 10:49 (3), 02/26/2023 15:12 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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