Wireshark up to 1.0.6 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1269. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

Unspecified vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.6 through 1.0.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted Tektronix .rf5 file.

The bug was discovered 04/06/2009. The weakness was published 04/13/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2009-1269 since 04/08/2009. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 7 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 39423 (CentOS 3 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2009:1100)), 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 155859 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2009-1100)).

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 3 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (49816), Tenable (39423), SecurityFocus (BID 34457†), OSVDB (53669†) and Secunia (SA34778†). Similar entries are available at VDB-41990, VDB-48361, VDB-47824 and VDB-47699. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 39423
Nessus Name: CentOS 3 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2009:1100)
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OpenVAS ID: 63937
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 1785-1 (wireshark)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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06/19/2009 +2 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-47700

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X-Force: 49816
SecurityFocus: 34457 - Wireshark Prior to 1.0.7 Multiple Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 34778
OSVDB: 53669 - CVE-2009-1269 - Wireshark - Unspecified Issue
SecurityTracker: 1022027
Vulnerability Center: 21659 - Wireshark <=1.0.6 Crafted Tektronix .rf5 File Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/02/2019 07:55
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (81), 09/02/2019 07:55 (5)
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