Wireshark 1.6.0/1.6.1/1.6.2 csnStreamDissector certain resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 1.6.0/1.6.1/1.6.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected is the function csnStreamDissector. Such manipulation of the argument certain leads to resource management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2011-4100. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark 1.6.0/1.6.1/1.6.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this issue is the function csnStreamDissector. The manipulation of the argument certain with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-399. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

The csnStreamDissector function in epan/dissectors/packet-csn1.c in the CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.3 does not initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was released 11/03/2011 as Bug 750643 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). The advisory is available at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2011-4100. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 56690 (Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.3 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 119720 (Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2011-17, wnpa-sec-2011-18, wnpa-sec-2011-19)).

Upgrading to version 1.6.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (71090), Tenable (56690), SecurityFocus (BID 50479†), OSVDB (76768†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-33748†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-59368 and VDB-59367. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 56690
Nessus Name: Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.3 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 802768
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark CSN.1 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability (Mac OS X)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.6.1

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10/18/2011 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1231 days 🔍
11/25/2021 +2439 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 750643
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2011-4100 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2011-4100
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-59366

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X-Force: 71090
SecurityFocus: 50479 - Wireshark CSN.1 Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 46644
OSVDB: 76768
Vulnerability Center: 33748 - Wireshark 1.6-1.6.2 csnStreamDissector Function Remote DoS via a Malformed Packet, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 11/25/2021 05:14
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (67), 04/04/2017 15:03 (8), 11/25/2021 05:01 (5), 11/25/2021 05:14 (1)
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