Wireshark up to 0.99.5 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wireshark up to 0.99.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2007-3389. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 0.99.5 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Wireshark before 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted chunked encoding in an HTTP response, possibly related to a zero-length payload.

The bug was discovered 06/27/2007. The weakness was disclosed 07/05/2007 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at issues.rpath.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-3389 since 06/25/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in C++. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 67643 (Oracle Linux 3 : wireshark (ELSA-2008-0059)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Oracle Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117374 (CentOS Security Update for Wireshark (CESA-2008:0059)).

Upgrading to version 0.99.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 8 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (35207), Tenable (67643), SecurityFocus (BID 24662†), OSVDB (37643†) and Secunia (SA25833†). The entries VDB-37451, VDB-37450, VDB-37449 and VDB-37448 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 67643
Nessus Name: Oracle Linux 3 : wireshark (ELSA-2008-0059)
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OpenVAS ID: 58832
OpenVAS Name: wireshark -- Multiple problems
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MetaSploit ID: chunked.rb
MetaSploit Name: Wireshark chunked_encoding_dissector Function DOS
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 0.99.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: issues.rpath.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-3389 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-3389
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-37447

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X-Force: 35207
SecurityFocus: 24662 - Wireshark Multiple Protocol Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 25833
OSVDB: 37643 - Wireshark HTTP Response Crafted Chunked Encoding Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1018315
Vulnerability Center: 15549 - Wireshark Remote DoS via Crafted Chunked Encoding in an HTTP Response, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-2353

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

Created: 03/15/2015 15:58
Updated: 07/21/2019 14:08
Changes: 03/15/2015 15:58 (93), 07/21/2019 14:08 (3)
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