Ethereal up to 0.10.10 ANSI A Dissector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ANSI A Dissector. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2005-1463. Furthermore, an exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Ethereal (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown function of the component ANSI A 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:

Multiple format string vulnerabilities in the (1) DHCP and (2) ANSI A dissectors in Ethereal before 0.10.11 may allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

The weakness was published 05/05/2005 by Ilja van Sprundel (ryan) (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-1463 since 05/05/2005. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download 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. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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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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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Researcher: Ilja van Sprundel (ryan)
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-1463 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-1463
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-25095

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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 21:38
Changes: 03/11/2015 11:41 (69), 07/08/2018 08:45 (8), 06/29/2024 21:38 (17)
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