Wireshark up to 1.6.7 Packet Parser resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Wireshark. Affected is an unknown function of the component Packet Parser. Such manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-2392. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Packet Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x before 1.6.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via vectors related to the (1) ANSI MAP, (2) ASF, (3) IEEE 802.11, (4) IEEE 802.3, and (5) LTP dissectors.

The weakness was shared 05/22/2012 by Laurent Butti as wnpa-sec-2012-08 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-2392 since 04/19/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71301 (Scientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL6.x i386/x86_64), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Scientific Linux Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350493 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for wireshark: ALAS-2013-251).

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 (18919), Tenable (71301), SecurityFocus (BID 53651†), OSVDB (82098†) and Secunia (SA49226†). The entries VDB-5442, VDB-5443, VDB-5992 and VDB-5993 are related to this item. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 71301
Nessus Name: Scientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL6.x i386/x86_64
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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-2012-08
Researcher: Laurent Butti
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-2392 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-2392
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5444

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SecurityFocus: 53651 - Wireshark Multiple Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 49226 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 82098
SecurityTracker: 1027094 - Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 35628 - Wireshark 1.4.x Before 1.4.13 and 1.6.x Before 1.6.8 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability, Medium

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

Created: 05/25/2012 14:46
Updated: 11/30/2024 04:04
Changes: 05/25/2012 14:46 (78), 04/14/2017 14:40 (13), 03/25/2021 07:23 (3), 11/30/2024 04:04 (17)
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