Wireshark up to 2.0.5 H.225 Dissector packet-h225.c snprintf memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Wireshark up to 2.0.5. This issue affects the function snprintf of the file epan/dissectors/packet-h225.c of the component H.225 Dissector. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-7176. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark up to 2.0.5 (Packet Analyzer Software). It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects the function snprintf of the file epan/dissectors/packet-h225.c of the component H.225 Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is availability. The summary by CVE is:

epan/dissectors/packet-h225.c in the H.225 dissector in Wireshark 2.x before 2.0.6 calls snprintf with one of its input buffers as the output buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (copy overlap and application crash) via a crafted packet.

The weakness was presented 09/09/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at debian.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-7176 since 09/08/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 93620 (Debian DLA-632-1 : 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 and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 370157 (Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities (wnpa-sec-2016-50 to wnpa-sec-2016-57)).

Upgrading to version 2.0.6 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 2 weeks after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (93620). See VDB-91404, VDB-91405, VDB-91406 and VDB-91407 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 93620
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-632-1 : wireshark security update
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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: 6d8261994bb928b7e80e3a2478a3d939ea1ef373

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09/08/2016 🔍
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09/11/2016 +2 days 🔍
09/21/2016 +10 days 🔍
09/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
09/15/2022 +2184 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-7176 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-7176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-91403

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SecurityTracker: 1036760

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Entryinfo

Created: 09/11/2016 11:12
Updated: 09/15/2022 10:34
Changes: 09/11/2016 11:12 (67), 04/13/2019 12:28 (11), 09/15/2022 10:34 (6)
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Cache ID: 216:8BA:103

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