Wireshark up to 1.4.1 packet-ldss.c dissect_ldss_transfer memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wireshark up to 1.4.1. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dissect_ldss_transfer of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2010-4300. Furthermore, there is an exploit available.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Wireshark up to 1.4.1 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects the function dissect_ldss_transfer of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the dissect_ldss_transfer function (epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c) in the LDSS dissector in Wireshark 1.2.0 through 1.2.12 and 1.4.0 through 1.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via an LDSS packet with a long digest line that triggers memory corruption.

The weakness was shared 11/18/2010 as Bug 5318 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2010-4300 since 11/22/2010. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed by Nephi Johnson in pcap File and been published 3 weeks after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 50678 (Wireshark < 1.2.13 / 1.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities), 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 165173 (SUSE Security Update for Multiple Packages (SUSE-SR:2011:001)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (15676), Tenable (50678), SecurityFocus (BID 44987†), OSVDB (69354†) and Secunia (SA42290†). The entries VDB-55625, VDB-55540, VDB-55263 and VDB-56034 are related to this item. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Nephi Johnson
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Nessus ID: 50678
Nessus Name: Wireshark < 1.2.13 / 1.4.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 831267
OpenVAS Name: Mandriva Update for wireshark MDVSA-2010:242 (wireshark)
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Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 5318
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2010-4300 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-4300
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-55539

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SecurityFocus: 44987 - Wireshark LDSS Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 42290 - Wireshark Two Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 69354 - Wireshark LDSS Dissector epan/dissectors/packet-ldss.c dissect_ldss_transfer() Function Overflow
SecurityTracker: 1024762 - Wireshark Buffer Overflow in LDSS Dissector Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 28394 - Wireshark 1.2.0-1.2.12 and 1.4.0-1.4.1 Remote Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability, High
Vupen: ADV-2010-3038

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 12/21/2024 08:18
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (72), 08/20/2017 22:05 (24), 10/05/2021 17:57 (3), 12/21/2024 08:18 (14)
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