Wireshark up to 1.4.11 ANSI A Dissector Malformed Packet null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.4.11. It has been classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component ANSI A Dissector. Performing a manipulation as part of Malformed Packet results in null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2012-1593. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark up to 1.4.11 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component ANSI A Dissector. The manipulation as part of a Malformed Packet leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

epan/dissectors/packet-ansi_a.c in the ANSI A dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.12 and 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was shared 03/27/2012 (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-1593 since 03/12/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The requirement for exploitation is a authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Wireshark and been published 4 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 74610 (openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2012:0558-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120904 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 8.5 Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.4.12 or 1.6.6 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 (74361), Exploit-DB (18758), Tenable (74610), SecurityFocus (BID 52735†) and OSVDB (80711†). The entries VDB-4990, VDB-4991, VDB-4992 and VDB-62024 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Wireshark
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Nessus ID: 74610
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2012:0558-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 864163
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2012-5243
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.4.12/1.6.6

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03/27/2012 +15 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-1593 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-1593
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-4989

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X-Force: 74361 - Wireshark ANSI A denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 52735 - Wireshark 'call_dissector()' NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 48548 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 80711
SecurityTracker: 1026874 - Wireshark ANSI A/IEEE 802.11/PCAP/MP2T Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 34986 - Wireshark 1.4.x and 1.6.x ANSI Dissector Allows Remote DoS via a Crafted Packet, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 04/02/2012 22:49
Updated: 11/28/2024 12:08
Changes: 04/02/2012 22:49 (83), 04/11/2017 11:12 (14), 03/22/2021 12:46 (3), 11/28/2024 12:08 (14)
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