Wireshark up to 0.99.7 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 0.99.7 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2008-1071. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark up to 0.99.7 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SNMP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.6 through 0.99.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a malformed packet.

The bug was discovered 02/27/2008. The weakness was published 02/28/2008 with Swisscom (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1071 since 02/28/2008. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not 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 34326 (CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0890)), 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 117227 (CentOS Security Update for Wireshark (CESA-2008:0890)).

Upgrading 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 (40912), Tenable (34326), SecurityFocus (BID 28025†), OSVDB (42576†) and Secunia (SA29156†). Similar entries are available at VDB-3784, VDB-3816, VDB-3817 and VDB-41276. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 34326
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0890)
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OpenVAS ID: 880108
OpenVAS Name: Centreon command_name Parameter Remote Command Execution Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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02/28/2008 +1 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Swisscom
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1071 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1071
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41275

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X-Force: 40912
SecurityFocus: 28025 - Wireshark 0.99.7 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29156
OSVDB: 42576 - CVE-2008-1071 - Wireshark - Denial Of Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019515
Vulnerability Center: 17776 - Wireshark SNMP Dissector Denial of Service, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0704

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 09:56
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (75), 08/06/2019 09:56 (13)
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Cache ID: 216:74F:103

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