Wireshark up to 1.6.10/1.8.2 DRDA Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.6.10/1.8.2 and classified as problematic. The affected element is an unknown function of the component DRDA Dissector. Such manipulation leads to denial of service. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2012-5239. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.6.10/1.8.2 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component DRDA 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. CVE summarizes:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2012-3548. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2012-3548. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2012-3548 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

The weakness was shared 10/02/2012 by Martin Wilck as wnpa-sec-2012-28 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. The vendor cooperated in the coordination of the public release. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2012-5239 since 10/02/2012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 120559 (Wireshark DRDA Dissector Denial of Service Vulnerability (wnpa-sec-2012-28)).

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 vulnerability database at OSVDB (85886†). The entries VDB-6583, VDB-6582 and VDB-6581 are related to this item. VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-2012-28
Researcher: Martin Wilck
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2012-5239 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5239
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-6584
OSVDB: 85886 - Wireshark DRDA Dissector Malformed Packet Parsing Infinite Loop Remote DoS

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Entryinfo

Created: 10/04/2012 17:27
Updated: 12/29/2024 14:14
Changes: 10/04/2012 17:27 (48), 06/12/2014 11:35 (5), 12/29/2024 14:14 (19)
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