Wireshark up to 1.8.3 iSCSI dissector File denial of service

CVSS Meta Temp Score
CVSS is a standardized scoring system to determine possibilities of attacks. The Temp Score considers temporal factors like disclosure, exploit and countermeasures. The unique Meta Score calculates the average score of different sources to provide a normalized scoring system.
Current Exploit Price (≈)
Our analysts are monitoring exploit markets and are in contact with vulnerability brokers. The range indicates the observed or calculated exploit price to be seen on exploit markets. A good indicator to understand the monetary effort required for and the popularity of an attack.
CTI Interest Score
Our Cyber Threat Intelligence team is monitoring different web sites, mailing lists, exploit markets and social media networks. The CTI Interest Score identifies the interest of attackers and the security community for this specific vulnerability in real-time. A high score indicates an elevated risk to be targeted for this vulnerability.
6.7$0-$5k0.00

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.8.3. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component iSCSI dissector. Performing a manipulation as part of File results in denial of service. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2012-5598. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Wireshark up to 1.8.3 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects an unknown code block of the component iSCSI dissector. The manipulation as part of a File leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

** REJECT ** DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2012-6060. Reason: This candidate is a reservation duplicate of CVE-2012-6060. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2012-6060 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-2012-36 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2012-5598 since 10/24/2012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

A public exploit has been developed in pcap File and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at wireshark.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 46 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 73276 (CentOS 5 : wireshark (CESA-2014:0341)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CentOS Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350803 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for wireshark: AL2012-2015-028).

Upgrading to version 1.6.12 or 1.8.4 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 Tenable (73276), SecurityFocus (BID 56729†), OSVDB (87992†), Secunia (SA51422†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1027822†). The entries VDB-7041, VDB-7042, VDB-7043 and VDB-7044 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

Name

Version

License

Website

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv2info

AVACAuCIA
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
💳💳💳💳💳💳
VectorComplexityAuthenticationConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
UnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Programming Language: 🔍
Download: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍

0-DayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock
TodayUnlockUnlockUnlockUnlock

Nessus ID: 73276
Nessus Name: CentOS 5 : wireshark (CESA-2014:0341)
Nessus File: 🔍
Nessus Risk: 🔍
Nessus Family: 🔍

OpenVAS ID: 881912
OpenVAS Name: CentOS Update for wireshark CESA-2014:0341 centos5
OpenVAS File: 🔍
OpenVAS Family: 🔍

Qualys ID: 🔍
Qualys Name: 🔍

Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

Reaction Time: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Exposure Time: 🔍
Exploit Delay Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Wireshark 1.6.12/1.8.4

Timelineinfo

10/13/2012 🔍
10/24/2012 +11 days 🔍
11/28/2012 +34 days 🔍
11/28/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/28/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/28/2012 +0 days 🔍
11/30/2012 +2 days 🔍
12/03/2012 +3 days 🔍
12/05/2012 +2 days 🔍
12/25/2024 +4403 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2012-36
Researcher: Laura Chappell
Organization: Wireshark
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2012-5598 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2012-5598
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7047
SecurityFocus: 56729 - Wireshark Information Disclosure and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 51422 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 87992 - Wireshark iSCSI Dissector Malformed Packet Processing Infinite Loop Remote DoS
SecurityTracker: 1027822 - Wireshark Multiple Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
See also: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 12/03/2012 11:54
Updated: 12/25/2024 02:32
Changes: 12/03/2012 11:54 (57), 11/04/2013 15:17 (17), 04/19/2021 16:46 (11), 04/19/2021 16:52 (2), 12/25/2024 02:32 (16)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216:EFF:103

Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Discussion

No comments yet. Languages: en.

Please log in to comment.

◂ PreviousOverviewNext ▸

Do you know our Splunk app?

Download it now for free!