VDB-133146 · CVE-2019-10897 · BID 107834

Wireshark 3.0.0 IEEE 802.11 Dissector packet-ieee80211.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 3.0.0. It has been declared as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c of the component IEEE 802.11 Dissector. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2019-10897. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark 3.0.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected is some unknown processing of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c of the component IEEE 802.11 Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 3.0.0, the IEEE 802.11 dissector could go into an infinite loop. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c by detecting cases in which the bit offset does not advance.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2019. The weakness was released 04/09/2019 by Mateusz Jurczyk (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-10897 since 04/05/2019. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

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 107834†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-133144, VDB-133145, VDB-133143 and VDB-133147. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Patch: 00d5e9e9fb377f52ab7696f25c1dbc011ef0244d

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: FEDORA-2019-77b2d840ef⛔
Researcher: Mateusz Jurczyk
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2019-10897 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-10897
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-133146
SecurityFocus: 107834 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/09/2019 09:32
Updated: 08/27/2023 14:48
Changes: 04/09/2019 09:32 (60), 05/27/2020 16:07 (5), 08/27/2023 14:48 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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