Wireshark (Ethereal) WBXML dissector denial of service

wireshark-wbxml-dos (29842) The risk level is classified as MediumMedium Risk

Description:

Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service attack. A remote attacker could exploit an unspecified vulnerability using a malformed packet or trace file to cause the WBXML dissector to crash.

*CVSS:

Base Score: 3.5
  Access Vector: Remote
  Access Complexity: Low
  Authentication: Not Required
  Confidentiality Impact: None
  Integrity Impact: None
  Availability Impact: Partial
 
Temporal Score: 2.6
  Exploitability: Unproven
  Remediation Level: Official-Fix
  Report Confidence: Confirmed

Consequences:

Obtain Information

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark (0.99.4 or later), as listed in Wireshark Security Advisory wnpa-sec-2006-03. See References.

For SUSE Linux:
Refer to SUSE Security Announcement SUSE-SA:2006:065 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.

For other distributions:
Contact your vendor for upgrade or patch information.

References:

  • Wireshark Web site: Wireshark: The World's Most Popular Network Protocol Analyzer.
  • wnpa-sec-2006-03: Multiple problems in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal®) versions 0.9.8 to 0.99.3.
  • ASA-2006-255: wireshark security update (RHSA-2006-0726)
  • BID-20762: Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissectors Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • CVE-2006-5469: Unspecified vulnerability in the WBXML dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.10.11 through 0.99.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via certain vectors that trigger a null dereference.
  • MDKSA-2006:195: Updated wireshark packages fix multiple vulnerabilities
  • RHSA-2006-0726: Moderate: wireshark security update
  • SA22590: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
  • SA23096: Avaya Products Wireshark Multiple Vulnerabilities
  • SECTRACK ID: 1017129: Wireshark (Ethereal) Bugs in HTTP, LDAP, XOT, WBXML, and MIME Multipart Dissectors Let Remote Users Deny Service
  • SUSE-SA:2006:065: ethereal security problems
  • VUPEN/ADV-2006-4220: Wireshark Multiple Protocol Dissector Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2006 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007 X86_64
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
  • MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
  • Novell Linux POS 9
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell Open Enterprise Server
  • Novell UnitedLinux 1.0
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 2.1 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
  • RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
  • RedHat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 Itanium
  • SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 8
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.0
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 10.1
  • SUSE SuSE Linux 9.3
  • SuSE SuSE Linux OpenExchange Server 4
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Retail Solution 8
  • SuSE SuSE Linux School Server
  • SuSE SuSE Linux Standard Server 8
  • SuSE SuSE SLED 10
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 10
  • SuSE SuSE SLES 9
  • Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.11 - 0.99.3

Reported:

Oct 27, 2006

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