Wireshark up to 2.6.0 DNS Dissector packet-dns.c null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c of the component DNS Dissector. Performing a manipulation results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-11356. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c of the component DNS Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Wireshark 2.6.0, 2.4.0 to 2.4.6, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.14, the DNS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dns.c by avoiding a NULL pointer dereference for an empty name in an SRV record.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was presented 05/22/2018 as Bug 14681 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-11356 since 05/21/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110177 (openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2018-520)), 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 171605 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110177) and SecurityFocus (BID 104308†). See VDB-111209, VDB-118081, VDB-118082 and VDB-118084 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 110177
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2018-520)
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OpenVAS ID: 64946
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2018-3dfee621af
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 4425716ddba99374749bd033d9bc0f4add2fb973

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 14681
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-11356 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11356
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118083
SecurityFocus: 104308 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041036

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2018 08:51
Updated: 03/14/2023 16:26
Changes: 05/23/2018 08:51 (76), 02/07/2020 22:03 (6), 03/14/2023 16:26 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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