Wireshark 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2 PPP Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Wireshark 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component PPP Dissector. The manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2012-5238. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Wireshark 1.8.0/1.8.1/1.8.2 (Packet Analyzer Software). This issue affects an unknown functionality of the component PPP Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.3 uses incorrect OUI data structures during the decoding of (1) PPP and (2) LCP data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was released 10/02/2012 by Laurent Butti as wnpa-sec-2012-27 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. The public release was coordinated with the project team. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2012-5238 since 10/02/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1499 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 62649 (FreeBSD : Wireshark -- Multiple Vulnerabilities (a7706414-1be7-11e2-9aad-902b343deec9)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family FreeBSD Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121144 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 3.4 Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.8.3 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 (79010), Tenable (62649), SecurityFocus (BID 55754†), OSVDB (85883†) and Secunia (SA50843†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-6094, VDB-6582 and VDB-6583. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Nessus ID: 62649
Nessus Name: FreeBSD : Wireshark -- Multiple Vulnerabilities (a7706414-1be7-11e2-9aad-902b343deec9)
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OpenVAS ID: 72500
OpenVAS Name: FreeBSD Ports: wireshark
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.8.3

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2012-27
Researcher: Laurent Butti
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CVE: CVE-2012-5238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6581

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X-Force: 79010 - Wireshark PPP dissector denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 55754 - Wireshark Versions Prior to 1.8.3 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 50843 - Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities, Highly Critical
OSVDB: 85883
SecurityTracker: 1027604 - Wireshark HSRP/PPP/LDP Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 36370 - Wireshark 1.8.0-1.8.2 PPP Dissector Allows Remote DoS via a Malformed Packet, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2012 15:55
Updated: 04/14/2021 15:28
Changes: 10/04/2012 15:55 (80), 04/19/2017 10:30 (12), 04/14/2021 15:28 (3)
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