Wireshark up to 1.0.3 packet-q931.c dissect_q931_cause_ie resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Wireshark. The impacted element is the function dissect_q931_cause_ie of the file packet-q931.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-4685. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function dissect_q931_cause_ie of the file packet-q931.c. 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. CVE summarizes:

Use-after-free vulnerability in the dissect_q931_cause_ie function in packet-q931.c in the Q.931 dissector in Wireshark 0.10.3 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via certain packets that trigger an exception.

The bug was discovered 10/20/2008. The weakness was released 10/22/2008 by David Maciejak (Mike) with Wireshark (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2008-4685 since 10/22/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 2 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 35767 (CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2009:0313)), 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 155945 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2009-0313)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 7 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (46011), Tenable (35767), SecurityFocus (BID 31838†), OSVDB (49345†) and Secunia (SA32355†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-46576, VDB-46575, VDB-45240 and VDB-44655. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 35767
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2009:0313)
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OpenVAS ID: 61936
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1673-1 (wireshark)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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03/05/2009 +130 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2157 days 🔍
08/19/2019 +1616 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: David Maciejak (Mike)
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2008-4685 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-4685
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-44656

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X-Force: 46011
SecurityFocus: 31838 - Wireshark 1.0.3 Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 32355
OSVDB: 49345 - CVE-2008-4685 - Wireshark - Use-After-Free Issue
SecurityTracker: 1021069
Vulnerability Center: 19851 - Wireshark 0.10.3-1.0.3 Q.931 Dissector packet-q931.c Use-after-free vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2008-2872

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/19/2019 22:00
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (77), 08/19/2019 22:00 (14)
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Cache ID: 216:299:103

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