Wireshark up to 1.10.13/1.12.4 IEEE 802.11 Dissector numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 1.10.13/1.12.4. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component IEEE 802.11 Dissector. Such manipulation leads to numeric error. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2015-3814. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 1.10.13/1.12.4 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component IEEE 802.11 Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-189. Impacted is availability.

The weakness was presented 05/12/2015 by Buildbot Builder as wnpa-sec-2015-17 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at wireshark.org. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2015-3814 since 05/07/2015. 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 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 123589 (Solaris 11.2 Support Repository Update (SRU) 11.5.0 Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.10.14 or 1.12.5 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (103250), Tenable (83960), SecurityFocus (BID 74631†), SecurityTracker (ID 1032332†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-50392†). bugs.wireshark.org is providing further details. See VDB-69274, VDB-69272, VDB-75242 and VDB-75422 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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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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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.10.14/1.12.5
Patch: e243b0041328980a9bbd43bb8a8166d7422f9096

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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-2015-17
Researcher: Buildbot Builder
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2015-3814 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-3814
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-75428

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X-Force: 103250 - Wireshark IEEE 802.11 dissector denial of service
SecurityFocus: 74631 - Wireshark IEEE 802.11 Dissector 'epan/dissectors/packet-dmp.c' Denial of Service Vulnerability
SecurityTracker: 1032332 - Wireshark LBMR/WebSocket/WCP/X11/802.11/Android Logcat Dissector Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
Vulnerability Center: 50392 - Wireshark IEEE 802.11 Dissector 1.10-1.10.13 and 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 19:45
Changes: 05/18/2015 13:10 (76), 06/30/2017 05:39 (6), 05/17/2022 19:37 (5), 05/17/2022 19:45 (1)
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