Wireshark Roofnet dissector denial of service
| wireshark-roofnet-dissector-dos (41515) |  Low Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an unspecified error in X.509sat or the Roofnet dissector. By persuading a victim to open a malformed trace file or by sending a specially-crafted packet, a remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause the consumption of all available memory resources or cause the application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 5 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Low |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.7 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to wnpa-sec-2008-02 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- wnpa-sec-2008-02: Multiple problems in Wireshark®versions 0.99.2 to 0.99.8.
- ASA-2008-392: wireshark security update (RHSA-2008-0890)
- BID-28485: Wireshark 0.99.8 Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2008-1561: Multiple unspecified vulnerabilities in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.5 through 0.99.8 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet to the (1) X.509sat or (2) Roofnet dissectors. NOTE: Vector 2 might also lead to a hang.
- GLSA-200805-05: Wireshark: Denial of Service
- MDVSA-2008:091: Updated wireshark packages fix denial of service vulnerabilities
- RHSA-2008-0890: Moderate: wireshark security update
- SA29569: Wireshark Multiple Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- SECTRACK ID: 1019728: Wireshark X.509sat/Roofnet/LDAP/SCCP Dissector Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2008:008: SUSE Security Summary Advisory
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-1007: Wireshark Data Processing Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2773: Avaya Products Wireshark Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.5 - 0.99.8
Reported:
Mar 28, 2008
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