Wireshark up to 2.4.5 ADB Dissector packet-adb.c Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Wireshark. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file epan/dissectors/packet-adb.c of the component ADB Dissector. Executing a manipulation as part of Packet can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2018-9264. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-adb.c of the component ADB Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, the ADB dissector could crash with a heap-based buffer overflow. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-adb.c by checking for a length inconsistency.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2018. The weakness was published 04/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-9264 since 04/04/2018. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful 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 171035 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0981-1)).

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). Similar entries are available at VDB-115682, VDB-115685, VDB-115686 and VDB-115687. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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: 0290a62be0fca8da9bb190f59dc1fe26c1d65024

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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: bugs.wireshark.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9264 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9264
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115690

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2018 16:05
Updated: 02/26/2023 16:00
Changes: 04/04/2018 16:05 (75), 01/21/2020 11:44 (3), 02/26/2023 16:00 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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