Ethereal 0.9.12 OSI Dissector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ethereal 0.9.12 and classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component OSI Dissector. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2003-0429. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Ethereal 0.9.12 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component OSI 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:

The OSI dissector in Ethereal 0.9.12 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary code via invalid IPv4 or IPv6 prefix lengths, possibly triggering a buffer overflow.

The weakness was released 07/24/2003 by Timo Sirainen (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2003-0429 since 06/13/2003. 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 15161 (Debian DSA-324-1 : ethereal - several vulnerabilities), 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 115007 (Red Hat Ethereal Multiple Security 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 (12317), Tenable (15161), SecurityFocus (BID 7880†), Secunia (SA9007†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-6711†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-102, VDB-20200, VDB-20316 and VDB-20509. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality 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: 15161
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-324-1 : ethereal - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 53613
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 324-1 (ethereal)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/13/2003 +2 days 🔍
06/18/2003 +5 days 🔍
07/24/2003 +36 days 🔍
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09/29/2004 +433 days 🔍
01/03/2005 +96 days 🔍
08/14/2014 +3510 days 🔍
05/28/2019 +1748 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Researcher: Timo Sirainen
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2003-0429 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2003-0429
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20611

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X-Force: 12317
SecurityFocus: 7880 - Ethereal OSI Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 9007
Vulnerability Center: 6711 - DoS in Ethereal Group Ethereal 0.9 - 0.9.12 via OSI Dissector, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2014 18:18
Updated: 05/28/2019 20:59
Changes: 08/14/2014 18:18 (69), 05/28/2019 20:59 (8)
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Cache ID: 216:24C:103

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