Wireshark up to 1.8.1 CTDB Dissector resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component CTDB Dissector. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2012-4290. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the component CTDB Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

The CTDB dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was presented 08/15/2012 by Ben Schmidt as wnpa-sec-2012-23 as confirmed bulletin (Website) via wireshark.org. The advisory is available at wireshark.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the vendor. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-4290 since 08/14/2012. The exploitation appears to be easy. Access to the local network is required for this attack to succeed. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71268 (Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2013-251)), 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 156718 (Oracle Enterprise Linux Security Update for Wireshark (ELSA-2013-1569)).

Upgrading to version 1.4.15, 1.6.10 or 1.8.2 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at wireshark.org. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (77779), Tenable (71268), SecurityFocus (BID 55035†), OSVDB (84786†) and Secunia (SA50276†). See VDB-5989, VDB-5990, VDB-5991 and VDB-5992 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 71268
Nessus Name: Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2013-251)
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OpenVAS ID: 71843
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: wireshark
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.4.15/1.6.10/1.8.2

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2012-23
Researcher: Ben Schmidt
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-4290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-4290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-5998

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X-Force: 77779
SecurityFocus: 55035 - Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.8.2 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50276 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 84786
SecurityTracker: 1027404 - Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service and Execute Arbitrary Code
Vulnerability Center: 35920 - Wireshark CTDB Dissector Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability via a Malformed Packet, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/24/2012 13:44
Updated: 03/27/2021 13:16
Changes: 08/24/2012 13:44 (79), 04/15/2017 16:43 (11), 03/27/2021 13:16 (3)
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