Wireshark up to 4.2.10/4.4.3 Bundle Protocol/CBOR Dissector recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Wireshark up to 4.2.10/4.4.3. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Bundle Protocol/CBOR Dissector. Such manipulation leads to recursion. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-1492. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wireshark up to 4.2.10/4.4.3. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Bundle Protocol/CBOR Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Bundle Protocol and CBOR dissector crashes in Wireshark 4.4.0 to 4.4.3 and 4.2.0 to 4.2.10 allows denial of service via packet injection or crafted capture file

The weakness was released by OSS-Fuzz as 20373. The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-1492 since 02/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216495 (Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.11 A Vulnerability (macOS)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 4.2.11 or 4.4.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216495). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 216495
Nessus Name: Wireshark 4.2.x < 4.2.11 A Vulnerability (macOS)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 4.2.11/4.4.4

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: 20373
Researcher: OSS-Fuzz
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-1492 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-1492
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-296336

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2025 07:52
Updated: 02/20/2025 14:36
Changes: 02/20/2025 07:52 (66), 02/20/2025 08:25 (2), 02/20/2025 14:36 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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