Wireshark up to 1.12.4 Reassembly resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Wireshark up to 1.12.4. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Reassembly Handler. This manipulation causes resource management. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2015-3813. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.12.4 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Reassembly Handler. 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 weakness was disclosed 05/12/2015 as wnpa-sec-2015-16 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2015-3813 since 05/07/2015. 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 83960 (Debian DSA-3277-1 : 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 236300 (Red Hat Update for wireshark Security (RHSA-2017:0631)).

Upgrading to version 1.12.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103256), Tenable (83960), SecurityFocus (BID 74633†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032332†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50389†). Additional details are provided at bugs.wireshark.org. The entries VDB-75422, VDB-75423, VDB-75424 and VDB-75425 are pretty similar. 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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Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 83960
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-3277-1 : wireshark - security update
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OpenVAS ID: 703277
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 3277-1 (wireshark - security update)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.12.5
Patch: c35f2ccb4433718416551cc7a85afb0860529d57

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05/07/2015 +1222 days 🔍
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06/07/2015 +12 days 🔍
05/17/2022 +2536 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2015-16
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3813 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3813
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75427

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X-Force: 103256 - Wireshark information disclosure
SecurityFocus: 74633 - Wireshark CVE-2015-3813 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032332 - Wireshark LBMR/WebSocket/WCP/X11/802.11/Android Logcat Dissector Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50389 - Wireshark Packet-Reassembly 1.12-1.12.4 Remote DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted Packet, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/18/2015 13:10
Updated: 05/17/2022 19:30
Changes: 05/18/2015 13:10 (76), 07/07/2017 17:06 (5), 05/17/2022 19:23 (5), 05/17/2022 19:30 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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