Wireshark up to 1.8.3 pcap-ng File Parser information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Wireshark up to 1.8.3. This affects an unknown part of the component pcap-ng File Parser. Executing a manipulation as part of File can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2012-5592. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark up to 1.8.3 (Packet Analyzer Software) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown function of the component pcap-ng File Parser. The manipulation as part of a File leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2012-6052. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2012-6052. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2012-6052 instead of this candidate. All references and descriptions in this candidate have been removed to prevent accidental usage.

The weakness was disclosed 11/28/2012 by Laura Chappell with Wireshark as wnpa-sec-2012-30 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at wireshark.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2012-5592 since 10/24/2012. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 83573 (SUSE SLED11 / SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2013:0238-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family SuSE Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 166686 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security update for wireshark (SUSE-SU-2013:0238-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.6.12 or 1.8.4 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 Tenable (83573), SecurityFocus (BID 56729†), OSVDB (87987†), Secunia (SA51422†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027822†). The entries VDB-7041, VDB-7043, VDB-7044 and VDB-7045 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Nessus ID: 83573
Nessus Name: SUSE SLED11 / SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2013:0238-1)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.6.12/1.8.4

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11/28/2012 +35 days 🔍
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12/03/2012 +3 days 🔍
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12/29/2024 +3511 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2012-30
Researcher: Laura Chappell
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-5592 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5592
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7042
SecurityFocus: 56729 - Wireshark Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51422 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 87987 - Wireshark pcap-ng Host Name Resolution Information Disclosure
SecurityTracker: 1027822 - Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2012 11:43
Updated: 12/29/2024 04:13
Changes: 12/03/2012 11:43 (50), 11/06/2013 10:13 (11), 06/07/2024 13:20 (27), 12/29/2024 04:13 (3)
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