Ethereal up to 0.10.8 X11 Dissector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Ethereal. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component X11 Dissector. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-0084. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ethereal (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component X11 Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the X11 dissector in Ethereal 0.8.10 through 0.10.8 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet.

The bug was discovered 01/20/2005. The weakness was presented 05/02/2005 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at gentoo.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-0084 since 01/18/2005. 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 vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 16237 (Debian DSA-653-1 : 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.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (19004), Tenable (16237), SecurityFocus (BID 12326†), OSVDB (13113†) and Secunia (SA13946†). See VDB-24271, VDB-24270, VDB-24269 and VDB-24268 for similar entries. 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: 16237
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-653-1 : ethereal - buffer overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 53486
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 653-1 (ethereal)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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01/18/2005 🔍
01/20/2005 +2 days 🔍
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01/21/2005 +1 days 🔍
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01/25/2005 +4 days 🔍
02/07/2005 +13 days 🔍
05/02/2005 +84 days 🔍
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03/10/2015 +3599 days 🔍
06/06/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: gentoo.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-0084 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-0084
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-24303

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X-Force: 19004
SecurityFocus: 12326 - Multiple Ethereal Unspecified Dissector Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 13946
OSVDB: 13113 - Ethereal X11 dissector buffer overflow
Vulnerability Center: 6982 - Buffer Overflows in Ethereal X11 Allows Code Execution, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/10/2015 23:05
Updated: 06/06/2019 00:22
Changes: 03/10/2015 23:05 (71), 06/06/2019 00:22 (7)
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