Wireshark up to 0.99.6 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. It has been classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2007-6113. Additionally, an exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer signedness error in the DNP3 dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.12 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (long loop) via a malformed DNP3 packet.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2007. The weakness was released 11/23/2007 by Stefan Esser with Beyond Security (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6113 since 11/23/2007. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. 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 43670 (CentOS 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0058)), 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 117374 (CentOS Security Update for Wireshark (CESA-2008:0059)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (38739), Exploit-DB (4347), Tenable (43670), SecurityFocus (BID 26532†) and OSVDB (40456†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-37451, VDB-37450, VDB-37449 and VDB-37448. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.8
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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 43670
Nessus Name: CentOS 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0058)
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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-2007-6113 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6113
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39821

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X-Force: 38739
SecurityFocus: 26532 - Wireshark 0.99.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27777 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 40456 - CVE-2007-6113 - Wireshark - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018988
Vulnerability Center: 16951 - Wireshark DNP Dissector Error Allows Remote Attackers to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3956

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

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 10/03/2024 08:04
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (86), 07/31/2019 21:37 (9), 10/03/2024 08:04 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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