Ethereal up to 0.9.5 ISIS Dissector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Ethereal up to 0.9.5. This impacts an unknown function of the component ISIS Dissector. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2002-0834. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ethereal up to 0.9.5 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component ISIS Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the ISIS dissector for Ethereal 0.9.5 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code via malformed packets.

The weakness was published 09/24/2002 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-0834. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14999 (Debian DSA-162-1 : ethereal - buffer overflow), 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. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115025 (Red Hat Ethereal Multiple Buffer Overflow Vulnerabilities).

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 (9942), Tenable (14999), SecurityFocus (BID 5573†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6740†). Similar entries are available at VDB-18251, VDB-18252, VDB-18253 and VDB-18707. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 14999
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-162-1 : ethereal - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53729
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 162-1 (ethereal)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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08/20/2002 🔍
09/06/2002 +17 days 🔍
09/24/2002 +18 days 🔍
09/24/2002 +0 days 🔍
09/29/2004 +735 days 🔍
01/03/2005 +97 days 🔍
07/23/2014 +3487 days 🔍
09/28/2018 +1528 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0834 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0834
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-18775
X-Force: 9942
SecurityFocus: 5573
Vulnerability Center: 6740 - Buffer Overflow in Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.8, 0.8.18, 0.9 - 0.9.5 via ISIS Dissector, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/23/2014 11:01
Updated: 09/28/2018 09:27
Changes: 07/23/2014 11:01 (67), 09/28/2018 09:27 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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