Wireshark up to 0.99.6 Bluetooth SDP Dissector memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Wireshark up to 0.99.6. This affects an unknown function of the component Bluetooth SDP Dissector. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability was named CVE-2007-6120. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark up to 0.99.6 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected is an unknown code block of the component Bluetooth SDP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

The Bluetooth SDP dissector Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unknown vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2007. The weakness was presented 11/23/2007 by Stefan Esser with Beyond Security (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2007-6120 since 11/23/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. 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 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 (38749), Tenable (43670), SecurityFocus (BID 26532†), OSVDB (40450†) and Secunia (SA27777†). See VDB-37451, VDB-37450, VDB-37449 and VDB-37448 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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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: 59639
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1414-1 (wireshark)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Stefan Esser
Organization: Beyond Security
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2007-6120 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6120
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39828

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X-Force: 38749
SecurityFocus: 26532 - Wireshark 0.99.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27777 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 40450 - CVE-2007-6120 - Wireshark - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018988
Vulnerability Center: 16959 - Wireshark Bluetooth SDP Dissector Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3956

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 06:04
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (83), 08/01/2019 06:04 (9)
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