Wireshark 1.4.0/1.4.1/1.4.2 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Wireshark 1.4.0/1.4.1/1.4.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2011-0445. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Wireshark 1.4.0/1.4.1/1.4.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure) via crafted packets, as demonstrated by fuzz-2010-12-30-28473.pcap.

The weakness was disclosed 01/11/2011 as Bug 5537 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2011-0445. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 51853 (Fedora 14 : wireshark-1.4.3-1.fc14 (2011-0450)), 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 118887 (Wireshark ENTTEC Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability (wnpa-sec-2011-02)).

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (64625), Tenable (51853), SecurityFocus (BID 45775†), OSVDB (70402†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-29104†). The entries VDB-56036 and VDB-55965 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 51853
Nessus Name: Fedora 14 : wireshark-1.4.3-1.fc14 (2011-0450)
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OpenVAS ID: 862834
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2011-0450
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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 5537
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-0445 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-0445
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56037

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X-Force: 64625
SecurityFocus: 45775 - Wireshark Dissectors Multiple Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 43175
OSVDB: 70402 - Wireshark ASN.1 BER Dissector Crafted Packet Handling Assertion Failure DoS
Vulnerability Center: 29104 - Wireshark 1.4.0 through 1.4.2 emote DoS via Crafted Packets, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 23:27
Updated: 10/11/2021 15:56
Changes: 03/19/2015 23:27 (65), 03/13/2017 09:51 (8), 10/11/2021 15:50 (5), 10/11/2021 15:56 (1)
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