Wireshark up to 0.99.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark 0.10.4/0.10.13/0.99/0.99.1/0.99.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-4333. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 0.10.4/0.10.13/0.99/0.99.1/0.99.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SSCOP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) before 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (resource consumption) via malformed packets that cause the Q.2391 dissector to use excessive memory.

The bug was discovered 08/23/2006. The weakness was disclosed 08/24/2006 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-4333 since 08/24/2006. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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 29419 (SuSE 10 Security Update : ethereal (ZYPP Patch Number 2028)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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 to version 0.99.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (28553), Tenable (29419), SecurityFocus (BID 19690†), OSVDB (28199†) and Secunia (SA21597†). The entries VDB-31946, VDB-31945 and VDB-31944 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / 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: 29419
Nessus Name: SuSE 10 Security Update : ethereal (ZYPP Patch Number 2028)
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OpenVAS ID: 57356
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1171-1 (ethereal)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 0.99.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2006-4333 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-4333
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-31947

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X-Force: 28553
SecurityFocus: 19690 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 21597 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 28199 - CVE-2006-4333 - Wireshark - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1016736
Vulnerability Center: 12630 - Wireshark Denial of Service in the SSCOP Dissector, Low
Vupen: ADV-2006-3370

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 15:51
Updated: 01/13/2025 10:57
Changes: 03/12/2015 15:51 (88), 06/24/2019 18:41 (4), 01/13/2025 10:57 (17)
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