Wireshark up to 0.99.7 memory allocation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 0.99.7 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. Such manipulation leads to memory allocation. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2008-1072. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark up to 0.99.7 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory allocation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-789. The product allocates memory based on an untrusted, large size value, but it does not ensure that the size is within expected limits, allowing arbitrary amounts of memory to be allocated. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The TFTP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.6.0 through 0.99.7, when running on Ubuntu 7.10, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash or memory consumption) via a malformed packet, possibly related to a Cairo library bug.

The bug was discovered 02/27/2008. The weakness was released 02/28/2008 with Swisscom (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-1072 since 02/28/2008. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for 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 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 (40913), Tenable (34326), SecurityFocus (BID 28025†), OSVDB (42577†) and Secunia (SA29156†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-3784, VDB-3816, VDB-3817 and VDB-41275. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

VulDB Base Score: 6.2
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Class: Memory allocation
CWE: CWE-789 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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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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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Organization: Swisscom
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-1072 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1072
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41276

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X-Force: 40913
SecurityFocus: 28025 - Wireshark 0.99.7 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 29156
OSVDB: 42577 - CVE-2008-1072 - Wireshark - Denial-Of-Service Issue
SecurityTracker: 1019515
Vulnerability Center: 17777 - Wireshark TFTP Dissector Denial of Service When Running on Ubuntu 7.10, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-0704

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 08/06/2019 10:01
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (74), 08/06/2019 10:01 (13)
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