Wireshark up to 2.4.5 packet-multipart.c Packet resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark. Affected is an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c. The manipulation as part of Packet leads to resource management. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-9271. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-multipart.c has a memory leak.

The bug was discovered 04/03/2018. The weakness was disclosed 04/04/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at bugs.wireshark.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-9271 since 04/04/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful 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 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). The entries VDB-115682, VDB-115685, VDB-115686 and VDB-115687 are pretty similar. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 2.2.0
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.3
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.8
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.10
• 2.2.11
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.13
• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4
• 2.4.5

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 109197
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0980-1)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
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OpenVAS ID: 55044
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities Apr18 (Mac OS X)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Patch: 5b0228945dc74ee82d2ab4a4e7af2bdfe7b75910

Timelineinfo

04/03/2018 🔍
04/04/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
04/04/2018 +0 days 🔍
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-2018-9271 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9271
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115697
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/04/2018 16:06
Updated: 02/26/2023 16:50
Changes: 04/04/2018 16:06 (73), 01/21/2020 13:36 (3), 02/26/2023 16:50 (5)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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