Wireshark up to 2.0.5 QNX6 QNET Dissector packet-qnet6.c out-of-bounds

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Wireshark up to 2.0.5. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file epan/dissectors/packet-qnet6.c of the component QNX6 QNET Dissector. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2016-7175. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 2.0.5 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the file epan/dissectors/packet-qnet6.c of the component QNX6 QNET Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a out-of-bounds vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-125. The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

epan/dissectors/packet-qnet6.c in the QNX6 QNET dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 mishandles MAC address data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted packet.

The weakness was disclosed 09/09/2016 (Website). The advisory is available at securitytracker.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-7175 since 09/08/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93518 (Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.6 Multiple DoS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Windows and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 170010 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for wireshark (SUSE-SU-2017:1442-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (93518) and SecurityFocus (BID 92889†). The entries VDB-91406, VDB-91405, VDB-91404 and VDB-91403 are pretty similar. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Out-of-bounds
CWE: CWE-125 / CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 93518
Nessus Name: Wireshark 2.0.x < 2.0.6 Multiple DoS
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OpenVAS ID: 870592
OpenVAS Name: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities September16 (Windows)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 2.0.6
Patch: 1396f6ad555178f6b81cc1a65f9cb37b2d99aebf

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: securitytracker.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7175 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7175
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91402
SecurityFocus: 92889
SecurityTracker: 1036760

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2016 11:12
Updated: 09/15/2022 10:29
Changes: 09/11/2016 11:12 (63), 04/13/2019 12:20 (12), 09/15/2022 10:29 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:3C0:103

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