Wireshark up to 1.6.0 resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-2597. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). This issue affects an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Lucent/Ascend file parser in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.18, 1.4.x through 1.4.7, and 1.6.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via malformed packets.

The weakness was released 07/07/2011 (Website). The advisory is shared at lists.fedoraproject.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2011-2597 since 06/29/2011. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 75775 (openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:1263-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE 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)).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (68335), Tenable (75775), SecurityFocus (BID 48506†), Secunia (SA45086†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1025738†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-57600 and VDB-57595. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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
• 1.2.17
• 1.4.0
• 1.4.1
• 1.4.2
• 1.4.3
• 1.4.4
• 1.4.5
• 1.4.6
• 1.4.7
• 1.6.0

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://www.wireshark.org/

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

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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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: 75775
Nessus Name: openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2011:1263-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 881173
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2012:0509 centos6
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/31/2011 🔍
06/29/2011 +29 days 🔍
06/30/2011 +1 days 🔍
06/30/2011 +0 days 🔍
06/30/2011 +0 days 🔍
07/07/2011 +7 days 🔍
07/07/2011 +0 days 🔍
07/10/2011 +3 days 🔍
06/13/2014 +1069 days 🔍
03/23/2015 +283 days 🔍
11/14/2021 +2428 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: lists.fedoraproject.org
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2011-2597 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-2597
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-57881

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X-Force: 68335
SecurityFocus: 48506 - Wireshark Lucent/Ascend File Parser Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 45086 - Wireshark Two Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
SecurityTracker: 1025738 - Wireshark Lucent/Ascend File Parser Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 32148 - Wireshark 1.2-1.2.17, 1.4-1.4.7, and 1.6.0 Remote DoS Vulnerability via Malformed Packets, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/14/2021 08:34
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (63), 03/25/2017 21:26 (17), 11/14/2021 08:34 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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