Wireshark up to 1.4.6 tvb_uncompress resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function tvb_uncompress. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2011-2174. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected is the function tvb_uncompress. 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. CVE summarizes:

Double free vulnerability in the tvb_uncompress function in epan/tvbuff.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a packet with malformed data that uses zlib compression.

The weakness was published 06/06/2011 by Huzaifa Sidhpurwala as Bug 710097 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is shared for download at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2011-2174. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 58849 (CentOS 6 : wireshark (CESA-2012:0509)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 156320 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2012-0509)).

Upgrading to version 1.2.2 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (67793), Tenable (58849), SecurityFocus (BID 48066†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-31688†). Similar entries are available at VDB-4541, VDB-60573, VDB-60572 and VDB-58357. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Productinfo

Type

• Packet Analyzer Software

Name

• Wireshark

Version

• 1.2
• 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
• 1.2.11
• 1.2.12
• 1.2.13
• 1.2.14
• 1.2.15
• 1.2.16
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 58849
Nessus Name: CentOS 6 : wireshark (CESA-2012:0509)
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OpenVAS ID: 69984
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2274-1 (wireshark)
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.2.2

Timelineinfo

05/31/2011 🔍
05/31/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/01/2011 +1 days 🔍
06/06/2011 +5 days 🔍
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06/07/2011 +1 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +1385 days 🔍
11/08/2021 +2422 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 710097
Researcher: Huzaifa Sidhpurwala
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-2174 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2174
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57600

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X-Force: 67793
SecurityFocus: 48066 - Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.4.7/1.2.17 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 44449
Vulnerability Center: 31688 - epan/tvbuff.c in Wireshark 1.2-1.2.16 and 1.4-1.4.6 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Malformed Packets, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/08/2021 10:01
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (64), 03/23/2017 16:54 (9), 11/08/2021 09:57 (5), 11/08/2021 10:01 (1)
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Cache ID: 216:7FA:103

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