Wireshark up to 3.0.0 DCERPC Dissector packet-dcerpc-spoolss.c Packet resource management

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A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Wireshark. This affects an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dcerpc-spoolss.c of the component DCERPC Dissector. The manipulation as part of Packet results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2019-10903. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown code block of the file epan/dissectors/packet-dcerpc-spoolss.c of the component DCERPC Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet 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 2.4.0 to 2.4.13, 2.6.0 to 2.6.7, and 3.0.0, the DCERPC SPOOLSS dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-dcerpc-spoolss.c by adding a boundary check.

The bug was discovered 04/08/2019. The weakness was disclosed 04/09/2019 by Mateusz Jurczyk (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2019-10903 since 04/05/2019. 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 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†). The entries VDB-133144, VDB-133145, VDB-133143 and VDB-133146 are pretty similar. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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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