Ethereal 0.8.x denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Ethereal 0.8.x. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-1938. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Ethereal 0.8.x (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Ethereal 0.8.x up to 0.10.14 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash from null dereference) via the (1) Sniffer capture or (2) SMB PIPE dissector.

The weakness was shared 04/25/2006 with Coverity (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ethereal.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-1938 since 04/20/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for 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 21899 (CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2006:0420)), 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 117708 (CentOS Security Update for Ethereal (CESA-2006:0420)).

Upgrading 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 X-Force (26023), Tenable (21899), SecurityFocus (BID 17682†), OSVDB (24914†) and Secunia (SA19769†). The entries VDB-29866, VDB-29865, VDB-29863 and VDB-29862 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 21899
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : ethereal (CESA-2006:0420)
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OpenVAS ID: 56670
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1049-1 (ethereal)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ethereal.com
Organization: Coverity
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-1938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-1938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-29864

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X-Force: 26023
SecurityFocus: 17682 - Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities In Versions Prior To 0.99.0
Secunia: 19769 - Ethereal Multiple Protocol Dissector Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 24914 - Ethereal SMB PIPE Dissector Unspecified DoS
SecurityTracker: 1015985
Vulnerability Center: 11297 - Ethereal 0.8 - 0.10.14 DoS via Sniffer Capture / SMB PIPE Disector, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-1501

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Created: 03/12/2015 12:19
Updated: 06/17/2019 10:42
Changes: 03/12/2015 12:19 (84), 06/17/2019 10:42 (4)
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