Wireshark up to 0.99.2 glib denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Wireshark 0.10.4/0.10.13/0.99/0.99.1/0.99.2. This affects an unknown part in the library glib. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2006-4332. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 0.10.4/0.10.13/0.99/0.99.1/0.99.2 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block in the library glib. 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:

Unspecified vulnerability in the DHCP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.13 through 0.99.2, when run on Windows, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via unspecified vectors that trigger a bug in Glib.

The bug was discovered 08/23/2006. The weakness was released 08/24/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is available at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2006-4332 since 08/24/2006. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 22288 (GLSA-200608-26 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 115447 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28554), Tenable (22288), SecurityFocus (BID 19690†), OSVDB (28198†) and Secunia (SA21597†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-31947, VDB-31945 and VDB-31944. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 22288
Nessus Name: GLSA-200608-26 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 861536
OpenVAS Name: Family Connections argv[1] Parameter Remote Arbitrary Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4332 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4332
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31946
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X-Force: 28554
SecurityFocus: 19690 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21597 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28198 - CVE-2006-4332 - Wireshark - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016736
Vulnerability Center: 12629 - Wireshark Unspecified Denial of Service in the DHCP Dissector, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2006-3370

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 11/24/2024 22:52
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (85), 06/24/2019 18:35 (5), 11/24/2024 22:52 (17)
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