Ethereal 0.9.1/0.9.2 ASN.1 Parser denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Ethereal 0.9.1/0.9.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ASN.1 Parser. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2002-0353. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal 0.9.1/0.9.2 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component ASN.1 Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The ASN.1 parser in Ethereal 0.9.2 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a certain malformed packet, which causes Ethereal to allocate memory incorrectly, possibly due to zero-length fields.

The weakness was presented 06/25/2002 with Ethereal (Website). The advisory is available at distro.conectiva.com.br. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-0353. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14967 (Debian DSA-130-1 : ethereal - remotely triggered memory allocation error), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (8952), Tenable (14967) and SecurityFocus (BID 4604†). See VDB-18250, VDB-18252 and VDB-18253 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 14967
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-130-1 : ethereal - remotely triggered memory allocation error
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OpenVAS ID: 53847
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 130-1 (ethereal)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/01/2002 +37 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +827 days 🔍
07/11/2014 +3572 days 🔍
06/18/2024 +3630 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: distro.conectiva.com.br
Organization: Ethereal
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0353 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0353
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18338
X-Force: 8952
SecurityFocus: 4604 - Ethereal ASN.1 String Memory Allocation Denial Of Service Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/11/2014 14:17
Updated: 06/18/2024 05:02
Changes: 07/11/2014 14:17 (64), 04/29/2019 17:42 (2), 06/18/2024 05:02 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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