Wireshark up to 1.8.5 RTPS Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Wireshark. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component RTPS Dissector. Performing a manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2013-2480. In addition, an exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects some unknown processing of the component RTPS Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input 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:

The RTPS and RTPS2 dissectors in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was presented 03/06/2013 by Alyssa Milburn as Wireshark 1.8.6 Release Notes as not defined release notes (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at wireshark.org. The public release was coordinated in cooperation with the project team. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-2480 since 03/06/2013. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available.

It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 65557 (Debian DSA-2644-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities), 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 166512 (OpenSuSE Security Update for wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2013:0494-1)).

Upgrading to version 1.8.6 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at wireshark.org. The problem might be mitigated by replacing the product with tcpdump as an alternative. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (82632), Tenable (65557), SecurityFocus (BID 58351†), OSVDB (90995†) and Secunia (SA52471†). See VDB-7931, VDB-7921, VDB-7922 and VDB-7925 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Access: Private
Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Nessus ID: 65557
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-2644-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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OpenVAS ID: 892644
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 2644-1 (wireshark - several vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.8.6
Alternative: tcpdump

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: Wireshark 1.8.6 Release Notes
Researcher: Alyssa Milburn
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2480 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2480
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7923

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X-Force: 82632
SecurityFocus: 58351 - Wireshark RTPS And RTPS2 Dissectors CVE-2013-2480 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 52471 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 90995
Vulnerability Center: 39012 - Wireshark 1.6.0 - 1.6.13, 1.8.0 - 1.8.5 Remote DoS in RTPS and RTPS2 Dissectors, Low

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

Created: 03/08/2013 16:57
Updated: 05/06/2021 07:45
Changes: 03/08/2013 16:57 (83), 04/26/2017 18:18 (5), 05/06/2021 07:45 (3)
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