Wireshark up to 0.99.6 input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 0.99.6. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2007-6121. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 0.99.6 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. 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 (formerly Ethereal) 0.8.16 to 0.99.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed RPC Portmap packet.

The bug was discovered 11/22/2007. The weakness was shared 11/23/2007 by Stefan Esser with Beyond Security (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2007-6121 since 11/23/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are 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 (38750), Tenable (43670), SecurityFocus (BID 26532†), OSVDB (40451†) and Secunia (SA27777†). The entries VDB-37451, VDB-37450, VDB-37449 and VDB-37448 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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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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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-2007-6121 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2007-6121
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-39829

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X-Force: 38750
SecurityFocus: 26532 - Wireshark 0.99.6 Multiple Remote Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 27777 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 40451 - CVE-2007-6121 - Wireshark - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1018988
Vulnerability Center: 16960 - Wireshark Vulnerability Allows Remote Attacker to Cause DoS via Malformed RPC Portmap Packet, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2007-3956

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Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/01/2019 06:10
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (86), 08/01/2019 06:10 (5)
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