Kismet up to 2005-07 R1a heap-based overflow

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Kismet. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to heap-based overflow. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2005-2627. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Kismet. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a heap-based overflow vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-122. A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc(). As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple integer underflows in Kismet before 2005-08-R1 allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via (1) kernel headers in a pcap file or (2) data frame dissection, which leads to heap-based buffer overflows.

The weakness was disclosed 08/19/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-2627 since 08/19/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 19531 (Debian DSA-788-1 : kismet - 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.

Upgrading to version 2005-07 R1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (19531), SecurityFocus (BID 14430†), OSVDB (18769†), Secunia (SA16447†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-8944†). The entries VDB-18842 and VDB-26091 are pretty similar. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Heap-based overflow
CWE: CWE-122 / CWE-119
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Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 19531
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-788-1 : kismet - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 55190
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 788-1 (kismet)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kismet 2005-07 R1

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07/29/2005 🔍
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06/08/2019 +1550 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2005-2627 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-2627
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26092
SecurityFocus: 14430 - Kismet Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 16447
OSVDB: 18769 - Kismet CDP Protocol Processor Remote Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 8944 - Kismet Integer Underflow via pcap Handling and Data Frame Dissection, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2005-1422

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 06/08/2019 14:08
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (68), 06/08/2019 14:08 (7)
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