Wireshark up to 0.99.2 NTLMSSP dissector null pointer dereference

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 0.99.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component NTLMSSP dissector. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-1143. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 0.99.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component NTLMSSP dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a null pointer dereference vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-476. A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

epan/dissectors/packet-ntlmssp.c in the NTLMSSP dissector in Wireshark before 1.4.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted .pcap file.

The weakness was shared 03/02/2011 by Buildbot Builder as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-1143 since 03/02/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in pcap File. The exploit is available at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69678 (Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2012-71)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Amazon Linux Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350676 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for wireshark: ALAS-2012-071).

Upgrading to version 0.99.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Exploit-DB (35432), Tenable (69678), SecurityFocus (BID 46796†), Secunia (SA43821†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025148†). The entries VDB-55537, VDB-56698, VDB-56697 and VDB-56696 are related to this item. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Null pointer dereference
CWE: CWE-476 / CWE-404
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Access: Public
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Nessus ID: 69678
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2012-71)
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OpenVAS ID: 880481
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2011:0370 centos4 i386
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 0.99.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: RHSA-2012:0509
Researcher: Buildbot Builder
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-1143 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-1143
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-56699

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SecurityFocus: 46796 - Wireshark NTLMSSP NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 43821 - Red Hat update for wireshark, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025148 - Wireshark pcap-ng, Nokia DCT3, LDAP, and SMB Processing Flaws Let Remote Users Deny Service and Potentially Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 30149 - Wireshark Prior to 1.4.4 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted .pcap File, Medium
Vupen: ADV-2011-0719

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Created: 03/20/2015 16:16
Updated: 12/08/2024 20:21
Changes: 03/20/2015 16:16 (67), 03/17/2017 07:38 (22), 10/18/2021 16:26 (3), 10/18/2021 16:34 (2), 08/28/2024 21:45 (15), 12/08/2024 20:21 (1)
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