Wireshark up to 1.2.10 airpcap.dll memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wireshark. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality in the library airpcap.dll. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2010-3133. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality in the library airpcap.dll. 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 confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Wireshark 0.8.4 through 1.0.15 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.10 allows local users, and possibly remote attackers, to execute arbitrary code and conduct DLL hijacking attacks via a Trojan horse airpcap.dll, and possibly other DLLs, that is located in the same folder as a file that automatically launches Wireshark.

The weakness was disclosed 08/24/2010 by TheLeader (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-3133. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details and also a public exploit are known. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 01/21/2025).

A public exploit has been developed by TheLeader in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 48943 (Wireshark / Ethereal < 1.2.11 / 1.0.16 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 118437 (Wireshark "airpcap.dll" DLL Hijacking Vulnerability).

A possible mitigation has been published 6 days after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (14721), Tenable (48943), SecurityFocus (BID 42630†), OSVDB (67504†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-26964†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 0.99.2
• 0.99.3
• 0.99.4
• 0.99.5
• 0.99.6
• 0.99.7
• 0.99.8
• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.2.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.2.2
• 1.2.3
• 1.2.4
• 1.2.5
• 1.2.6
• 1.2.7
• 1.2.8
• 1.2.9
• 1.2.10

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: TheLeader
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Nessus ID: 48943
Nessus Name: Wireshark / Ethereal < 1.2.11 / 1.0.16 Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
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OpenVAS ID: 70765
OpenVAS Name: Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 201110-02 (wireshark)
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08/24/2010 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wireshark.org
Researcher: TheLeader
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-3133 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-3133
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54517

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SecurityFocus: 42630 - Wireshark 'airpcap.dll' DLL Loading Arbitrary Code Execution Vulnerability
Secunia: 41064
OSVDB: 67504 - Wireshark Path Subversion Arbitrary DLL Injection Code Execution
Vulnerability Center: 26964 - Wireshark 1.2.10 and Earlier Remote Code Execution via a Crafted DLL File, Medium

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

Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 01/21/2025 07:08
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (68), 03/03/2017 09:49 (13), 09/24/2021 01:29 (4), 09/24/2021 01:37 (1), 01/21/2025 07:08 (16)
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