Wireshark 0.99.6 PPP Dissector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 0.99.6 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component PPP Dissector. Executing a manipulation can lead to memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2007-6112. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark 0.99.6 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code of the component PPP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in the PPP dissector Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2007. The weakness was published 11/23/2007 by Stefan Esser with Beyond Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6112 since 11/23/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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 29772 (FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (8a835235-ae84-11dc-a5f9-001a4d49522b)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 117375 (CentOS Security Update for Wireshark (CESA-2008:0058)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 4 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38748), Tenable (29772), SecurityFocus (BID 26532†), OSVDB (40457†) and Secunia (SA27777†). Similar entries are available at VDB-40143, VDB-40133, VDB-40131 and VDB-40130. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 29772
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities (8a835235-ae84-11dc-a5f9-001a4d49522b)
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OpenVAS ID: 60052
OpenVAS Name: wireshark -- multiple vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: Beyond Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6112 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6112
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39820

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X-Force: 38748
SecurityFocus: 26532 - Wireshark 0.99.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27777 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 40457 - CVE-2007-6112 - Wireshark - Buffer Overflow Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018988
Vulnerability Center: 16950 - Wireshark PPP Dissector Buffer Overflow Allows Remote Attacker to Cause Dos and Execute Code, High
Vupen: ADV-2007-3956

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 07/31/2019 21:28
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (88), 07/31/2019 21:28 (5)
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