Wireshark up to 1.2.4 denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Wireshark 1.2.0/1.2.1/1.2.2/1.2.3/1.2.4. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2009-4378. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark 1.2.0/1.2.1/1.2.2/1.2.3/1.2.4 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The IPMI dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.4 on Windows allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted packet, related to "formatting a date/time using strftime."

The weakness was presented 12/17/2009 with Wireshark (Website). The advisory is shared for download at vupen.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2009-4378 since 12/21/2009. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 43592 (Fedora 12 : wireshark-1.2.5-3.fc12 (2009-13592)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 116772 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2009-09 )).

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 (43592), SecurityFocus (BID 37407†), OSVDB (61179†), Secunia (SA37842†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1023374†). See VDB-51247 and VDB-51246 for similar entries. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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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: 43592
Nessus Name: Fedora 12 : wireshark-1.2.5-3.fc12 (2009-13592)
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OpenVAS ID: 69008
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201006-05 (wireshark)
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: vupen.com⛔
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2009-4378 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-4378
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-51248

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SecurityFocus: 37407 - Wireshark 0.9.0 through 1.2.4 Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 37842 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 61179 - Wireshark IPMI 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: 24425 - Wireshark 0.9.0 - 1.2.4 IPMI Dissector Remote Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2009-3596

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Created: 03/18/2015 15:15
Updated: 02/04/2025 22:54
Changes: 03/18/2015 15:15 (63), 02/18/2017 09:43 (18), 08/30/2021 09:28 (3), 02/04/2025 22:54 (16)
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