Wireshark up to 1.2.4 null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. It has been rated as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2009-4377. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The (1) SMB and (2) SMB2 dissectors in Wireshark 0.9.0 through 1.2.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted packet that triggers a NULL pointer dereference, as demonstrated by fuzz-2009-12-07-11141.pcap.

The weakness was disclosed 12/17/2009 with Wireshark (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2009-4377 since 12/21/2009. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 44847 (Debian DSA-1983-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116844 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2010-01,wnpa-sec-2010-02 )).

A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (44847), SecurityFocus (BID 37407†), OSVDB (61178†), Secunia (SA37842†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023374†). The entries VDB-51727, VDB-51248, VDB-51246 and VDB-49100 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 44847
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-1983-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 66578
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Core 12 FEDORA-2009-13592 (wireshark)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: redhat.com
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4377 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4377
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51247

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SecurityFocus: 37407 - Wireshark 0.9.0 through 1.2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37842 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 61178 - Wireshark SMB / SMB2 Dissector Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1023374 - Wireshark Buffer Overflow in Daintree SNA Parser and Bugs in SMB, SMB2, and IPMI Dissectors Let Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code and Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 24424 - Wireshark 0.9.0 - 1.2.4 SMB and SMB2 Dissectors Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2009-3596

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 08/30/2021 09:23
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (67), 02/18/2017 09:43 (18), 08/30/2021 09:23 (3)
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