Wireshark up to 3.2.1 EAP Dissector packet-eap.c Packet injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Wireshark. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file epan/dissectors/packet-eap.c of the component EAP Dissector. Executing a manipulation as part of Packet can lead to injection. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2020-9428. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the file epan/dissectors/packet-eap.c of the component EAP Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Packet leads to a injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

In Wireshark 3.2.0 to 3.2.1, 3.0.0 to 3.0.8, and 2.6.0 to 2.6.14, the EAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-eap.c by using more careful sscanf parsing.

The weakness was presented 02/27/2020. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-9428 since 02/27/2020. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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

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Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 2.6.0
• 2.6.1
• 2.6.2
• 2.6.3
• 2.6.4
• 2.6.5
• 2.6.6
• 2.6.7
• 2.6.8
• 2.6.9
• 2.6.10
• 2.6.11
• 2.6.12
• 2.6.13
• 2.6.14
• 3.0.0
• 3.0.1
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.5
• 3.0.6
• 3.0.7
• 3.0.8
• 3.2.0
• 3.2.1

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

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