Wireshark 2.6.0/2.6.1/2.6.2/2.6.3 Steam IHS Discovery Dissector packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c Packet resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wireshark 2.6.0/2.6.1/2.6.2/2.6.3. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c of the component Steam IHS Discovery Dissector. This manipulation as part of Packet causes resource management. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-18226. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 2.6.0/2.6.1/2.6.2/2.6.3 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the file epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c of the component Steam IHS Discovery Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.3, the Steam IHS Discovery dissector could consume system memory. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-steam-ihs-discovery.c by changing the memory-management approach.

The bug was discovered 10/10/2018. The weakness was shared 10/12/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-18226 since 10/10/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 118207 (Wireshark 2.6.x < 2.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371260 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2018-47 to wnpa-sec-2018-50)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (118207) and SecurityFocus (BID 105583†). The entries VDB-125268 and VDB-125270 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 118207
Nessus Name: Wireshark 2.6.x < 2.6.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Patch: 6e920ddc3cad2886ef07ca1a8e50e2a5c50986f7

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10/10/2018 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2018-18226 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-18226
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-125269

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SecurityFocus: 105583 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
SecurityTracker: 1041909

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/12/2018 13:02
Updated: 05/25/2023 09:37
Changes: 10/12/2018 13:02 (74), 04/02/2020 07:03 (5), 05/25/2023 09:37 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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