Wireshark up to 1.0.5 wiretap/netscreen.c memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Wireshark up to 1.0.5. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file wiretap/netscreen.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-0599. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Wireshark up to 1.0.5 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown code of the file wiretap/netscreen.c. 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. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in wiretap/netscreen.c in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.5 allows user-assisted remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed NetScreen snoop file.

The weakness was published 02/06/2009 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0599 since 02/16/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 37388 (Fedora 10 : wireshark-1.0.6-1.fc10 (2009-1798)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 155945 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2009-0313)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (48620), Tenable (37388), SecurityFocus (BID 33690†), OSVDB (51815†) and Secunia (SA34264†). Similar entries are available at VDB-46577, VDB-46576, VDB-45240 and VDB-44656. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Packet Analyzer Software

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Wireshark

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License

open-source

Website

Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 37388
Nessus Name: Fedora 10 : wireshark-1.0.6-1.fc10 (2009-1798)
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OpenVAS ID: 63493
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 10 FEDORA-2009-1798 (wireshark)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-0599 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0599
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46575

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X-Force: 48620
SecurityFocus: 33690 - Wireshark 1.0.5 Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34264 - rPath update for tshark and wireshark, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 51815 - Wireshark wiretap/netscreen.c NetScreen Snoop Capture File Handling Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1021697 - Wireshark Tektronix K12 and NetScreen Snoop File Reading Errors Let Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 20969 - Wireshark 0.99.7 - 1.0.5 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Crafted NetScreen Snoop File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-0370

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 08/04/2021 14:50
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (67), 08/19/2017 09:55 (18), 08/04/2021 14:50 (3)
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