Ethereal up to 0.10.10 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ethereal. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2005-1458. Furthermore, an exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality. 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 availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unknown "other problems" in the KINK dissector in Ethereal before 0.10.11 have unknown impact and attack vectors.

The weakness was published 05/05/2005 by Ilja van Sprundel (ryan) (Website). The advisory is available at ethereal.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-1458 since 05/05/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21824 (CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2005:427)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117943 (CentOS Security Update for Ethereal (CESA-2005:427)).

Upgrading to version 0.10.11 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (21824), SecurityFocus (BID 13504†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-7875†). Similar entries are available at VDB-25102, VDB-25101, VDB-25100 and VDB-25099. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 21824
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2005:427)
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OpenVAS ID: 53098
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: ethereal*, tethereal*
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Ethereal 0.10.11

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06/29/2024 +3398 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (ryan)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25090

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SecurityFocus: 13504 - Ethereal Multiple Remote Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities
Vulnerability Center: 7875

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 11:41
Updated: 06/29/2024 18:16
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (74), 07/08/2018 08:43 (2), 06/29/2024 18:16 (17)
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