Ethereal 0.10.6/0.10.7/0.10.8 infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal 0.10.6/0.10.7/0.10.8. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Performing a manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2005-0006. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ethereal 0.10.6/0.10.7/0.10.8 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a infinite loop vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-835. The product contains an iteration or loop with an exit condition that cannot be reached, i.e., an infinite loop. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The COPS dissector in Ethereal 0.10.6 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop).

The weakness was disclosed 05/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0006 since 01/03/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1499 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19007 (FreeBSD : ethereal -- multiple protocol dissectors vulnerabilities (831a6a66-79fa-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks.

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 databases at X-Force (19004), Tenable (19007), SecurityFocus (BID 12326†), Secunia (SA13946†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-13222†). The entries VDB-24303, VDB-24271, VDB-24270 and VDB-24269 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 19007
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : ethereal -- multiple protocol dissectors vulnerabilities (831a6a66-79fa-11d9-a9e7-0001020eed82)
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OpenVAS ID: 52195
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ethereal, ethereal-lite, tethereal, tethereal-lite
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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01/03/2005 🔍
01/21/2005 +18 days 🔍
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05/02/2005 +101 days 🔍
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07/13/2005 +72 days 🔍
12/05/2006 +510 days 🔍
03/10/2015 +3017 days 🔍
07/01/2021 +2305 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0006 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0006
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24267

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X-Force: 19004
SecurityFocus: 12326 - Multiple Ethereal Unspecified Dissector Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13946 - Ethereal Multiple Unspecified Packet Dissector Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 13222 - Ethereal 0.10.8 and Earlier Multiple Dissector Vulnerabilities Allow Remote Denial of Service, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 07/01/2021 16:20
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (62), 06/08/2017 23:46 (11), 07/01/2021 16:20 (3)
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