Wireshark 2.6.0 IEEE 802.11 Protocol Dissector dot11decrypt.c Dot11DecryptTDLSDeriveKey memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Wireshark 2.6.0. This vulnerability affects the function Dot11DecryptTDLSDeriveKey of the file epan/crypt/dot11decrypt.c of the component IEEE 802.11 Protocol Dissector. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2018-11361. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 2.6.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function Dot11DecryptTDLSDeriveKey of the file epan/crypt/dot11decrypt.c of the component IEEE 802.11 Protocol Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 2.6.0, the IEEE 802.11 protocol dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/crypt/dot11decrypt.c by avoiding a buffer overflow during FTE processing in Dot11DecryptTDLSDeriveKey.

The bug was discovered 05/22/2018. The weakness was presented 05/22/2018 as Bug 14686 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2018-11361 since 05/21/2018. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 110328 (Fedora 27 : 1:wireshark (2018-d1cfa444d2)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora 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 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (110328) and SecurityFocus (BID 104308†). See VDB-111209, VDB-118081, VDB-118082 and VDB-118083 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 110328
Nessus Name: Fedora 27 : 1:wireshark (2018-d1cfa444d2)
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OpenVAS ID: 54636
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Security Updates (wnpa-sec-2018-32_wnpa-sec-2018-27_wnpa-sec-2018-26) (MACOSX)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 1b52f9929238ce3948ec924ae4f9456b5e9df558

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 14686
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2018-11361 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-11361
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-118088
SecurityFocus: 104308 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041036

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/23/2018 08:54
Updated: 03/14/2023 17:21
Changes: 05/23/2018 08:54 (77), 02/08/2020 07:25 (6), 03/14/2023 17:21 (6)
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