Ethereal up to 0.10.12 infinite loop

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ethereal up to 0.10.12 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Performing a manipulation results in infinite loop. This vulnerability was named CVE-2005-3244. The attack may be initiated remotely. In addition, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ethereal up to 0.10.12 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown part. 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 BER dissector in Ethereal 0.10.3 to 0.10.12 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

The weakness was presented 10/19/2005 (Website). The advisory is shared at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2005-3244 since 10/17/2005. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 21865 (CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2005:809)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117829 (CentOS Security Update for Ethereal (CESA-2005:809)).

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 (22799), Tenable (21865), SecurityFocus (BID 15148†), OSVDB (20127†) and Secunia (SA17254†). See VDB-26678, VDB-26677, VDB-26676 and VDB-26675 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Infinite loop
CWE: CWE-835 / CWE-404
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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: 21865
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2005:809)
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OpenVAS ID: 57356
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1171-1 (ethereal)
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10/27/2005 +6 days 🔍
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07/06/2021 +2309 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2005-3244 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2005-3244
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-26673

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X-Force: 22799
SecurityFocus: 15148
Secunia: 17254 - Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector and PCRE Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 20127 - Ethereal BER Dissector Infinite Loop DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015082 - Ethereal Bugs in Multiple Dissectors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code or Cause Denial of Service Conditions
Vulnerability Center: 9524 - Ethereal 0.10.3 - 0.10.12 DoS via the BER Dissector, Medium

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

Created: 03/11/2015 23:39
Updated: 07/06/2021 10:01
Changes: 03/11/2015 23:39 (69), 06/08/2017 23:46 (10), 07/06/2021 09:59 (4), 07/06/2021 10:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:061:103

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