Wireshark 1.10.0 Radiotap Dissector packet-ieee80211-radiotap.c dissect_radiotap numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Wireshark 1.10.0. It has been rated as problematic. This affects the function dissect_radiotap of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap.c of the component Radiotap Dissector. Performing a manipulation results in numeric error. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2013-4921. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

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A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Wireshark 1.10.0 (Packet Analyzer Software). This affects the function dissect_radiotap of the file epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap.c of the component Radiotap Dissector. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-189. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Off-by-one error in the dissect_radiotap function in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211-radiotap.c in the Radiotap dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

The weakness was published 07/26/2013 by Laurent Butti (Oliver) as wnpa-sec-2013-43 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at wireshark.org. The public release has been coordinated with the project team. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2013-4921 since 07/26/2013. 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 known, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 69849 (Fedora 19 : wireshark-1.10.1-1.fc19 (2013-16362)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Fedora Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121476 (Solaris 11.1 Support Repository Update (SRU) 11.4.0 Missing).

Upgrading to version 1.10.1 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (86014), Tenable (69849), SecurityFocus (BID 61471†), OSVDB (95708†) and Secunia (SA54296†). Similar entries are available at VDB-9766, VDB-9767, VDB-9768 and VDB-9769. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Nessus ID: 69849
Nessus Name: Fedora 19 : wireshark-1.10.1-1.fc19 (2013-16362)
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OpenVAS ID: 866883
OpenVAS Name: Fedora Update for wireshark FEDORA-2013-16362
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Wireshark 1.10.1

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Sourcesinfo

Product: wireshark.org

Advisory: wnpa-sec-2013-43
Researcher: Laurent Butti (Oliver)
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2013-4921 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2013-4921
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-9765

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X-Force: 86014
SecurityFocus: 61471 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Secunia: 54296 - Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
OSVDB: 95708
Vulnerability Center: 41037 - Wireshark 1.10.0 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability due to a Problem in the Radiotap Dissector, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/30/2013 10:36
Updated: 05/20/2021 16:45
Changes: 07/30/2013 10:36 (86), 05/08/2017 09:18 (4), 05/20/2021 16:45 (3)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216:C2E:103

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