ISS X-Force Database: wireshark-ncp-dos(45309): Wireshark NCP dissector (packet-ncp2222.inc) denial of service

Wireshark NCP dissector (packet-ncp2222.inc) denial of service

wireshark-ncp-dos (45309)

Medium Risk

Description:

Wireshark is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by an error in the NCP dissector (packet-ncp2222.inc). By sending a specially-crafted NCP packet, a remote attacker could cause an infinite loop.

*CVSS:

Base Score:	5
Access Vector:	Network
Access Complexity:	Low
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	None
Integrity Impact:	None
Availability Impact:	Partial

Temporal Score:	3.5
Exploitability:	Unproven
Remediation Level:	Official-Fix
Report Confidence:	Uncorroborated

Consequences:

Denial of Service

Remedy:

Upgrade to the latest version of Wireshark (1.0.3 or later), available from the Wireshark Web site. See References.

References:

Wireshark Web site: Wireshark: Download.
wnpa-sec-2008-05 : Multiple problems in Wireshark versions 0.9.7 to 1.0.2 .
ASA-2008-392: wireshark security update (RHSA-2008-0890)
CVE-2008-3932: Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.9.7 through 1.0.2 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (hang) via a crafted NCP packet that triggers an infinite loop.
GLSA-200809-17: Wireshark: Multiple Denials of Service
MDVSA-2008:199: wireshark
RHSA-2008-0890: Moderate: wireshark security update
SECTRACK ID: 1020819: Wireshark NCP Dissector and zlib Processing Bugs Let Remote Users Deny Service
VUPEN/ADV-2008-2493: Wireshark Buffer Overflow and Denial of Service Vulnerabilities
VUPEN/ADV-2008-2773: Avaya Products Wireshark Remote Denial of Service Vulnerabilities

Platforms Affected:

Gentoo Linux
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0 X86_64
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.0
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux 2008.1 X86_64
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0
MandrakeSoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server 4.0 X86_64
RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 Desktop
RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 AS
RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 ES
RedHat Enterprise Linux 3 WS
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 ES
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 Desktop
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 AS
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4 WS
RedHat Enterprise Linux 4.7.z AS
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5 Client Workstation
RedHat Enterprise Linux 5.2.z EUS
RedHat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4.7.z ES
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.1
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.10
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.11
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.12
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.13
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.14
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.2
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.3
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.4
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.5
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.6
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.7
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.8
Wireshark Wireshark 0.10.9
Wireshark Wireshark 0.9.7
Wireshark Wireshark 0.9.8
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.0
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.1
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 0.99.6A
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.7
Wireshark Wireshark 0.99.8
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.0
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.0.2

Reported:

Sep 03, 2008

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