Wireshark up to 1.0.6 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. It has been classified as problematic. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-1829. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unspecified vulnerability in the PCNFSD dissector in Wireshark 0.8.20 through 1.0.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via crafted PCNFSD packets.

The bug was discovered 05/21/2009. The weakness was released 05/21/2009 with Wireshark (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-1829 since 05/29/2009. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 38981 (Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2009:125)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Mandriva 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 immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (50686), Tenable (38981), SecurityFocus (BID 35081†), OSVDB (54629†) and Secunia (SA35201†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-47700, VDB-47699 and VDB-47457. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 38981
Nessus Name: Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2009:125)
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OpenVAS ID: 64120
OpenVAS Name: wireshark -- PCNFSD Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-1829 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-1829
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-48361

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X-Force: 50686
SecurityFocus: 35081 - Wireshark PCNFSD Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 35201 - Wireshark PCNFSD Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 54629 - Wireshark PCNFSD Dissector Packet Handling DoS
SecurityTracker: 1022274
Vulnerability Center: 22405 - Wireshark 0.8.20 through 1.0.7 PCNFSD Dissector Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-1408

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 23:38
Updated: 09/05/2019 16:59
Changes: 03/17/2015 23:38 (87), 09/05/2019 16:59 (2)
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