Wireshark up to 1.6.4 RLC Dissector reassemble_message memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.6.4. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is the function reassemble_message of the component RLC Dissector. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-0043. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Wireshark up to 1.6.4 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is the function reassemble_message of the component RLC Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Buffer overflow in the reassemble_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.11 and 1.6.x before 1.6.5 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via a series of fragmented RLC packets.

The weakness was released 04/11/2012 as Bug 6391 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugs.wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-0043 since 12/07/2011. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to approached within the local network. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 57624 (Fedora 16 : wireshark-1.6.5-1.fc16 (2012-0435)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120898 (Solaris 11 Support Repository Update (SRU) 4 Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.6.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (72290), Tenable (57624), SecurityFocus (BID 51368†), Secunia (SA47494†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1026508†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-4542, VDB-4541, VDB-4557 and VDB-60574. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Local: No
Remote: Partially

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Nessus ID: 57624
Nessus Name: Fedora 16 : wireshark-1.6.5-1.fc16 (2012-0435)
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OpenVAS ID: 863898
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2012-0435
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.6.3

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12/07/2011 🔍
01/10/2012 +34 days 🔍
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01/31/2012 +20 days 🔍
04/11/2012 +71 days 🔍
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03/23/2015 +1076 days 🔍
12/01/2021 +2445 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Bug 6391
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-0043 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-0043
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-60571

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X-Force: 72290
SecurityFocus: 51368 - Wireshark Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 47494 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
SecurityTracker: 1026508 - Wireshark Buffer Overflow in RLC Dissector Lets Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 34366 - Wireshark 1.4.0-1.4.10 and 1.6.0-1.6.4 RLC Dissector Buffer Overflow Vulnerability Allows Remote DoS, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/23/2015 16:50
Updated: 12/01/2021 05:55
Changes: 03/23/2015 16:50 (68), 04/09/2017 14:22 (16), 12/01/2021 05:55 (3)
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