Wireshark up to 3.0.0 DOF Dissector packet-dof.c Packet resource management

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A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c of the component DOF Dissector. The manipulation as part of Packet leads to resource management. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-10896. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c of the component DOF Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.13, 2.6.0 to 2.6.7, and 3.0.0, the DOF dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dof.c by properly handling generated IID and OID bytes.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2019. The weakness was published 04/09/2019 by Mateusz Jurczyk (OSS-Fuzz) (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-10896 since 04/05/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. 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 commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 371730 (Wireshark Multiple Security Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2019-09 to wnpa-sec-2019-18)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 107203†). Similar entries are available at VDB-131284, VDB-131285, VDB-131286 and VDB-133144. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 2.4.0
• 2.4.1
• 2.4.2
• 2.4.3
• 2.4.4
• 2.4.5
• 2.4.6
• 2.4.7
• 2.4.8
• 2.4.9
• 2.4.10
• 2.4.11
• 2.4.12
• 2.4.13
• 2.6.0
• 2.6.1
• 2.6.2
• 2.6.3
• 2.6.4
• 2.6.5
• 2.6.6
• 2.6.7
• 3.0.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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