Wireshark up to 1.8.5 CIMD Dissector denial of service

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Wireshark and classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component CIMD Dissector. This manipulation causes denial of service. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2013-2484. Moreover, an exploit is present. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component CIMD Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

The CIMD dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

The weakness was disclosed 03/06/2013 by Moshe Kaplan 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 has been coordinated in cooperation with the project team. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-2484 since 03/06/2013. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. 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 (82636), Tenable (65557), SecurityFocus (BID 58356†), OSVDB (90999†) and Secunia (SA52471†). The entries VDB-7931, VDB-7921, VDB-7922 and VDB-7925 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Denial of service
CWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
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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: Moshe Kaplan
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2013-2484 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-2484
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-7927

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X-Force: 82636
SecurityFocus: 58356 - Wireshark CIMD Dissector CVE-2013-2484 Denial of Service Vulnerability
Secunia: 52471 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 90999
Vulnerability Center: 39016 - Wireshark 1.6.0 - 1.6.13, 1.8.0 - 1.8.5 Remote DoS in the CIMD Dissector, 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 08:09
Changes: 03/08/2013 16:57 (83), 04/26/2017 18:19 (5), 05/06/2021 08:09 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:FBC:103

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