Wireshark up to 2.6.2 Radiotap Dissector packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c Packet injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Wireshark. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c of the component Radiotap Dissector. The manipulation as part of Packet results in injection. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2018-16057. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c of the component Radiotap Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a injection vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.2, 2.4.0 to 2.4.8, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.16, the Radiotap dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap-iter.c by validating iterator operations.

The bug was discovered 08/29/2018. The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-16057 since 08/28/2018. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1055.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 117821 (SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1)), 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 171545 (OpenSUSE Security Update for wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2018:2587-1)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (117821) and SecurityFocus (BID 105174†). The entries VDB-123431 and VDB-123433 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Injection
CWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707 / CWE-20
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Nessus ID: 117821
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:2891-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: bbf46eb46ae38392af8e6cd288795f0def50a621

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08/28/2018 🔍
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08/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
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05/06/2023 +1681 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: DLA 1634-1⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-16057 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-16057
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-123432

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SecurityFocus: 105174 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041609

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/31/2018 08:13
Updated: 05/06/2023 10:37
Changes: 08/31/2018 08:13 (76), 03/19/2020 16:20 (4), 05/06/2023 10:37 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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