Wireshark packet reassembly denial of service
| wireshark-packets-dos (43719) |  Medium Risk |
Description:
Wireshark (formerly known as Ethereal) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error that could occur during packet reassembly. 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 application to crash.
*CVSS:
| Base Score: | 4.3 |
| Access Vector: | Network |
| Access Complexity: | Medium |
| Authentication: | None |
| Confidentiality Impact: | None |
| Integrity Impact: | None |
| Availability Impact: | Partial |
| Temporal Score: | 3.2 |
| Exploitability: | Unproven |
| Remediation Level: | Official-Fix |
| Report Confidence: | Confirmed |
Consequences:
Denial of Service
Remedy:
Refer to wnpa-sec-2008-04 for patch, upgrade or suggested workaround information. See References.
References:
- wnpa-sec-2008-04: Multiple problems in Wireshark versions 0.8.19 to 1.0.1.
- ASA-2008-392: wireshark security update (RHSA-2008-0890)
- BID-30181: Wireshark 1.0.1 Denial of Service Vulnerability
- CVE-2008-3145: The fragment_add_work function in epan/reassemble.c in Wireshark 0.8.19 through 1.0.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a series of fragmented packets with non-sequential fragmentation offset values, which lead to a buffer over-read.
- DSA-1673: wireshark -- several vulnerabilities
- GLSA-200808-04: Wireshark: Denial of Service
- MDVSA-2008:152: Updated wireshark packages fix denial of service vulnerability
- RHSA-2008-0890: Moderate: wireshark security update
- SA31044: Wireshark Packet Reassembly Denial of Service
- SECTRACK ID: 1020471: Wireshark Packet Reassembly Bug Lets Remote Users Deny Service
- SUSE-SR:2008:017: SUSE Security Summary Report
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2057: Wireshark Packet Reassembly Denial of Service Vulnerability
- VUPEN/ADV-2008-2773: Avaya Products Wireshark Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
Platforms Affected:
- Debian Debian Linux 4.0
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.0
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.11
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.12
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.13
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.14
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.3
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.4
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.5
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.5a
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.6
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.7
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.8
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.10.9
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.10
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.10a
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.11
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.12
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.13
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.13a
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.14
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.15
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.16
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.3-1
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.4
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.5
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.6
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.7
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.8
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.9.9
- Ethereal Ethereal 0.99.0
- Gentoo Linux
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2007.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
- MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.7.z AS
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
- RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.2.z EUS
- RedHat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7.z ES
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.2
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.3
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.4
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.5
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.6
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.7
- Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.8
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.0
- Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.1
Reported:
Jul 10, 2008
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