Wireshark up to 1.12.1 TN5250 Dissector resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Wireshark up to 1.12.1. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component TN5250 Dissector. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2014-8714. There is no available exploit. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark up to 1.12.1 (Packet Analyzer Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component TN5250 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. The summary by CVE is:

The dissect_write_structured_field function in epan/dissectors/packet-tn5250.c in the TN5250 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

The weakness was presented 11/12/2014 as wnpa-sec-2014-23 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-8714 since 11/09/2014. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83002 (Debian DLA-198-1 : wireshark security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350122 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for wireshark: ALAS-2015-580).

Upgrading to version 1.10.11 or 1.12.2 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98657), Tenable (83002), SecurityFocus (BID 71072†), Secunia (SA60231†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-47085†). See VDB-67698, VDB-68199, VDB-68200 and VDB-68201 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 83002
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-198-1 : wireshark security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703076
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3076-1 (wireshark - security update)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.10.11/1.12.2
Patch: 1463db37d9bbc9cd532afdf2817caaf8eb367831

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2014-23
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8714 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-8714
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-68203

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X-Force: 98657 - Wireshark TN5250 dissector denial of service, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 71072 - Wireshark TN5250 Dissector CVE-2014-8714 Infinite Loop Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 60231 - Debian update for wireshark, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 47085 - Wireshark 1.10.0 - 1.10.10 and 1.12.0 - 1.12.1 TN5250 Dissector Remote DoS Vulnerability, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/14/2014 12:20
Updated: 02/24/2022 19:45
Changes: 11/14/2014 12:20 (78), 06/12/2017 08:15 (4), 02/24/2022 19:37 (4), 02/24/2022 19:45 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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