Wireshark up to 1.6.7 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wireshark. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-2393. In addition, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

epan/dissectors/packet-diameter.c in the DIAMETER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 does not properly construct certain array data structures, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers incorrect memory allocation.

The weakness was presented 05/22/2012 by Klaus Heckelmann with Wireshark as wnpa-sec-2012-09 as confirmed knowledge base article (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the project team. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-2393 since 04/19/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed by Wireshark and been published 2 days after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 59940 (Fedora 16 : wireshark-1.6.8-1.fc16 (2012-10175)), 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 120907 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 11.4/11.4b Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.6.8 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 Exploit-DB (18918), Tenable (59940), SecurityFocus (BID 53652†), OSVDB (82099†) and Secunia (SA49226†). See VDB-5442, VDB-5444, VDB-6344 and VDB-6763 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Wireshark
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Nessus ID: 59940
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : wireshark-1.6.8-1.fc16 (2012-10175)
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OpenVAS ID: 864538
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2012-10175
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.6.8

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2012-09
Researcher: Klaus Heckelmann
Organization: Wireshark
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CVE: CVE-2012-2393 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2393
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5443

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SecurityFocus: 53652 - Wireshark DIAMETER Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 49226 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 82099
SecurityTracker: 1027094 - Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 35629 - Wireshark 1.4.x Before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x Before 1.6.8 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Packet, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 05/25/2012 14:44
Updated: 11/28/2024 12:33
Changes: 05/25/2012 14:44 (81), 04/14/2017 14:40 (14), 03/25/2021 07:16 (3), 11/28/2024 12:33 (14)
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