Wireshark up to 2.6.0 GSM A DTAP Dissector packet-gsm_a_dtap.c Packet memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Wireshark. This affects an unknown part of the file epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c of the component GSM A DTAP Dissector. This manipulation as part of Packet causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2018-11360. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c of the component GSM A DTAP 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. 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 GSM A DTAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_dtap.c by fixing an off-by-one error that caused a buffer overflow.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was disclosed 05/22/2018 as Bug 14688 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-11360 since 05/21/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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†). The entries VDB-111209, VDB-118081, VDB-118082 and VDB-118083 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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: a55b36c51f83a7b9680824e8ee3a6ce8429ab24b

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 14688
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-11360 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11360
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118087

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SecurityFocus: 104308 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041036

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2018 08:53
Updated: 03/14/2023 17:13
Changes: 05/23/2018 08:53 (78), 02/08/2020 07:15 (6), 03/14/2023 17:13 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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