Wireshark up to 1.0.4 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark up to 1.0.4. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2008-6472. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.0.4 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The WLCCP dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 12/10/2008. The weakness was presented 03/14/2009 (Website). The advisory is available at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2008-6472 since 03/14/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 85 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 2 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (47292), Tenable (35767), SecurityFocus (BID 31838†), OSVDB (52719†) and Secunia (SA32840†). See VDB-46576, VDB-46575, VDB-45240 and VDB-44656 for similar entries. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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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: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 35767
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2009:0313)
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OpenVAS ID: 802764
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Denial of Service Vulnerability (Linux)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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11/24/2008 +35 days 🔍
12/10/2008 +16 days 🔍
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03/05/2009 +85 days 🔍
03/14/2009 +9 days 🔍
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04/20/2009 +37 days 🔍
05/12/2009 +22 days 🔍
03/17/2015 +2135 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2008-6472 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-6472
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47138

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X-Force: 47292
SecurityFocus: 31838
Secunia: 32840 - Wireshark Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 52719 - Wireshark - Denial-of-service Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 21998 - Wireshark (Ethereal) 0.99.7 - 1.0.4 WLCCP Dissector Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 08/05/2021 02:34
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (75), 09/03/2019 12:36 (6), 08/05/2021 02:34 (4)
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