Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-1562 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Wireshark

047910
CVSS 5.0 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
low complexity
wireshark
CWE-20
nessus
exploit available
metasploit
NVD
Published: 2008-03-31
Updated: 2018-10-11

Summary

The LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Wireshark
7

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

  • Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
    This attack pattern involves causing a buffer overflow through manipulation of environment variables. Once the attacker finds that they can modify an environment variable, they may try to overflow associated buffers. This attack leverages implicit trust often placed in environment variables.
  • Server Side Include (SSI) Injection
    An attacker can use Server Side Include (SSI) Injection to send code to a web application that then gets executed by the web server. Doing so enables the attacker to achieve similar results to Cross Site Scripting, viz., arbitrary code execution and information disclosure, albeit on a more limited scale, since the SSI directives are nowhere near as powerful as a full-fledged scripting language. Nonetheless, the attacker can conveniently gain access to sensitive files, such as password files, and execute shell commands.
  • Cross Zone Scripting
    An attacker is able to cause a victim to load content into their web-browser that bypasses security zone controls and gain access to increased privileges to execute scripting code or other web objects such as unsigned ActiveX controls or applets. This is a privilege elevation attack targeted at zone-based web-browser security. In a zone-based model, pages belong to one of a set of zones corresponding to the level of privilege assigned to that page. Pages in an untrusted zone would have a lesser level of access to the system and/or be restricted in the types of executable content it was allowed to invoke. In a cross-zone scripting attack, a page that should be assigned to a less privileged zone is granted the privileges of a more trusted zone. This can be accomplished by exploiting bugs in the browser, exploiting incorrect configuration in the zone controls, through a cross-site scripting attack that causes the attackers' content to be treated as coming from a more trusted page, or by leveraging some piece of system functionality that is accessible from both the trusted and less trusted zone. This attack differs from "Restful Privilege Escalation" in that the latter correlates to the inadequate securing of RESTful access methods (such as HTTP DELETE) on the server, while cross-zone scripting attacks the concept of security zones as implemented by a browser.
  • Cross Site Scripting through Log Files
    An attacker may leverage a system weakness where logs are susceptible to log injection to insert scripts into the system's logs. If these logs are later viewed by an administrator through a thin administrative interface and the log data is not properly HTML encoded before being written to the page, the attackers' scripts stored in the log will be executed in the administrative interface with potentially serious consequences. This attack pattern is really a combination of two other attack patterns: log injection and stored cross site scripting.
  • Command Line Execution through SQL Injection
    An attacker uses standard SQL injection methods to inject data into the command line for execution. This could be done directly through misuse of directives such as MSSQL_xp_cmdshell or indirectly through injection of data into the database that would be interpreted as shell commands. Sometime later, an unscrupulous backend application (or could be part of the functionality of the same application) fetches the injected data stored in the database and uses this data as command line arguments without performing proper validation. The malicious data escapes that data plane by spawning new commands to be executed on the host.

Exploit-Db

descriptionWireshark 0.99.8 LDAP Dissector Unspecified DoS. CVE-2008-1562. Dos exploit for linux platform
idEDB-ID:31553
last seen2016-02-03
modified2008-03-28
published2008-03-28
reporterPeter Makrai
sourcehttps://www.exploit-db.com/download/31553/
titleWireshark 0.99.8 - LDAP Dissector Unspecified DoS

Metasploit

descriptionThe LDAP dissector in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
idMSF:AUXILIARY/DOS/WIRESHARK/LDAP
last seen2020-02-17
modified2017-07-24
published2008-07-22
referenceshttps://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1562
reporterRapid7
sourcehttps://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master//modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap.rb
titleWireshark LDAP Dissector DOS

Nessus

  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20081001_WIRESHARK_ON_SL3_X.NASL
    descriptionMultiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id60479
    published2012-08-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/60479
    titleScientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text is (C) Scientific Linux.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(60479);
  script_version("1.11");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:17");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1070", "CVE-2008-1071", "CVE-2008-1072", "CVE-2008-1561", "CVE-2008-1562", "CVE-2008-1563", "CVE-2008-3137", "CVE-2008-3138", "CVE-2008-3141", "CVE-2008-3145", "CVE-2008-3146", "CVE-2008-3932", "CVE-2008-3933", "CVE-2008-3934");

  script_name(english:"Scientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Scientific Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark
read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly,
execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark
could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a
network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070,
CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562,
CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141,
CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934)

Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication
Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password
before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running
Wireshark with root privileges."
  );
  # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0810&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=384
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?0f85c945"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected wireshark and / or wireshark-gnome packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20, 119, 200, 399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"x-cpe:/o:fermilab:scientific_linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/10/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2012/08/01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2012-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Scientific Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/release");
if (isnull(release) || "Scientific Linux " >!< release) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "running Scientific Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu >!< "x86_64" && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Scientific Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-EL3.3")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-3.el4_7")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-4.el5_2")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200805-05.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200805-05 (Wireshark: Denial of Service) Errors exist in: the X.509sat dissector because of an uninitialized variable and the Roofnet dissector because a NULL pointer may be passed to the g_vsnprintf() function (CVE-2008-1561). the LDAP dissector because a NULL pointer may be passed to the ep_strdup_printf() function (CVE-2008-1562). the SCCP dissector because it does not reset a pointer once the packet has been processed (CVE-2008-1563). Impact : A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a malformed packet or enticing a user to read a malformed packet trace file, causing a Denial of Service. Workaround : Disable the X.509sat, Roofnet, LDAP, and SCCP dissectors.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id32153
    published2008-05-09
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/32153
    titleGLSA-200805-05 : Wireshark: Denial of Service
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-05.
#
# The advisory text is Copyright (C) 2001-2015 Gentoo Foundation, Inc.
# and licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike 
# license. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(32153);
  script_version("1.19");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:44");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1561", "CVE-2008-1562", "CVE-2008-1563");
  script_xref(name:"GLSA", value:"200805-05");

  script_name(english:"GLSA-200805-05 : Wireshark: Denial of Service");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated package(s) in /var/db/pkg");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related
patches."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200805-05
(Wireshark: Denial of Service)

    Errors exist in:
    the X.509sat dissector because of an uninitialized variable and the
    Roofnet dissector because a NULL pointer may be passed to the
    g_vsnprintf() function (CVE-2008-1561).
    the LDAP dissector because a NULL pointer may be passed to the
    ep_strdup_printf() function (CVE-2008-1562).
    the SCCP dissector because it does not reset a pointer once the packet
    has been processed (CVE-2008-1563).
  
Impact :

    A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a
    malformed packet or enticing a user to read a malformed packet trace
    file, causing a Denial of Service.
  
Workaround :

    Disable the X.509sat, Roofnet, LDAP, and SCCP dissectors."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/200805-05"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:
"All Wireshark users should upgrade to the latest version:
    # emerge --sync
    # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose '>=net-analyzer/wireshark-1.0.0'"
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:gentoo:linux:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:gentoo:linux");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/05/07");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/05/09");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"Gentoo Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/Gentoo/release", "Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("qpkg.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Gentoo");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Gentoo/qpkg-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (qpkg_check(package:"net-analyzer/wireshark", unaffected:make_list("ge 1.0.0"), vulnerable:make_list("lt 1.0.0"))) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:qpkg_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = qpkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "Wireshark");
}
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WIRESHARK-5145.NASL
    descriptionMultiple flaws in wireshark could lead to crashes when certain packets are processed (CVE-2008-1561,CVE-2008-1562,CVE-2008-1563)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31778
    published2008-04-04
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31778
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-5145)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from openSUSE Security Update wireshark-5145.
#
# The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(31778);
  script_version ("1.13");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:33");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1561", "CVE-2008-1562", "CVE-2008-1563");

  script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-5145)");
  script_summary(english:"Check for the wireshark-5145 patch");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Multiple flaws in wireshark could lead to crashes when certain packets
are processed (CVE-2008-1561,CVE-2008-1562,CVE-2008-1563)"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected wireshark packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:novell:opensuse:wireshark-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.2");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:novell:opensuse:10.3");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/04/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/04/04");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.");
  script_family(english:"SuSE Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/SuSE/release", "Host/SuSE/rpm-list", "Host/cpu");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/release");
if (isnull(release) || release =~ "^(SLED|SLES)") audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "openSUSE");
if (release !~ "^(SUSE10\.2|SUSE10\.3)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.2 / 10.3", release);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/SuSE/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

ourarch = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (!ourarch) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (ourarch !~ "^(i586|i686|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_ARCH_NOT, "i586 / i686 / x86_64", ourarch);

flag = 0;

if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"wireshark-0.99.5-5.10") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"wireshark-devel-0.99.5-5.10") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"wireshark-0.99.6-31.7") ) flag++;
if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.3", reference:"wireshark-devel-0.99.6-31.7") ) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wireshark / wireshark-devel");
}
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2008-0890.NASL
    descriptionUpdated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges. Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.3, and resolve these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34326
    published2008-10-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34326
    titleCentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0890)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Red Hat Security Advisory RHSA-2008:0890 and 
# CentOS Errata and Security Advisory 2008:0890 respectively.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(34326);
  script_version("1.27");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:04");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1070", "CVE-2008-1071", "CVE-2008-1072", "CVE-2008-1561", "CVE-2008-1562", "CVE-2008-1563", "CVE-2008-3137", "CVE-2008-3138", "CVE-2008-3141", "CVE-2008-3145", "CVE-2008-3146", "CVE-2008-3932", "CVE-2008-3933", "CVE-2008-3934");
  script_bugtraq_id(28025, 28485, 30020, 30181, 31009);
  script_xref(name:"RHSA", value:"2008:0890");

  script_name(english:"CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2008:0890)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:"The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now
available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the
Red Hat Security Response Team.

Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was
previously known as Ethereal.

Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark
read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly,
execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark
could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a
network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070,
CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562,
CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141,
CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934)

Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication
Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password
before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running
Wireshark with root privileges.

Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain Wireshark version 1.0.3, and resolve these issues."
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015281.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ca1ababf"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015282.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?8dbb3197"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015283.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ce4d9856"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015284.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?f3efc196"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015290.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?cc966927"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015291.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?61878bf6"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015297.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?eabadb13"
  );
  # https://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos-announce/2008-October/015298.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?d42afa4a"
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"solution", 
    value:"Update the affected wireshark packages."
  );
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20, 119, 200, 399);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:wireshark-gnome");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:3");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:centos:centos:5");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2008/02/28");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/10/03");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/10/02");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"CentOS Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/CentOS/release", "Host/CentOS/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
release = get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/release");
if (isnull(release) || "CentOS" >!< release) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS");
os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "CentOS(?: Linux)? release ([0-9]+)", string:release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "CentOS");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (! preg(pattern:"^(3|4|5)([^0-9]|$)", string:os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "CentOS 3.x / 4.x / 5.x", "CentOS " + os_ver);

if (!get_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ("x86_64" >!< cpu && "ia64" >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "CentOS", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-EL3.3")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-3", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-EL3.3")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"i386", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"ia64", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-3.c4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-3.el4_7")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"i386", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-3.el4_7")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"ia64", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-3.c4")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-4", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-3.el4_7")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-5", reference:"wireshark-1.0.3-4.el5_2")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"CentOS-5", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.3-4.el5_2")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
    port       : 0,
    severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
    extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "wireshark / wireshark-gnome");
}
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2008-091.NASL
    descriptionA few vulnerabilities were found in Wireshark, that could cause it to crash or hang under certain conditions. This update provides Wireshark 1.0.0, which is not vulnerable to the issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36552
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36552
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:091)
    code
    #%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80502

#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from Mandriva Linux Security Advisory MDVSA-2008:091. 
# The text itself is copyright (C) Mandriva S.A.
#

include("compat.inc");

if (description)
{
  script_id(36552);
  script_version ("1.21");
  script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/08/02 13:32:50");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2008-1561", "CVE-2008-1562", "CVE-2008-1563");
  script_bugtraq_id(28485);
  script_xref(name:"MDVSA", value:"2008:091");

  script_name(english:"Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:091)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks rpm output for the updated packages");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote Mandriva Linux host is missing one or more security
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"A few vulnerabilities were found in Wireshark, that could cause it to
crash or hang under certain conditions.

This update provides Wireshark 1.0.0, which is not vulnerable to the
issues."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-02.html"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:F/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_cwe_id(20);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:dumpcap");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wireshark-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:lib64wireshark0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwireshark-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:libwireshark0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:rawshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:tshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:mandriva:linux:wireshark-tools");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2007.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.0");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:mandriva:linux:2008.1");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/04/24");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2009/04/23");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"Mandriva Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/cpu", "Host/Mandrake/release", "Host/Mandrake/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("global_settings.inc");
include("rpm.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Mandriva / Mandake Linux");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/Mandrake/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

cpu = get_kb_item("Host/cpu");
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if (cpu !~ "^(amd64|i[3-6]86|x86_64)$") audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, "Mandriva / Mandrake Linux", cpu);


flag = 0;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64wireshark0-1.0.0-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libwireshark0-1.0.0-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"tshark-1.0.0-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"wireshark-1.0.0-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2007.1", reference:"wireshark-tools-1.0.0-0.1mdv2007.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64wireshark-devel-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64wireshark0-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", cpu:"i386", reference:"libwireshark0-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"tshark-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"wireshark-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.0", reference:"wireshark-tools-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.0", yank:"mdv")) flag++;

if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"dumpcap-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64wireshark-devel-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"x86_64", reference:"lib64wireshark0-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libwireshark-devel-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", cpu:"i386", reference:"libwireshark0-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"rawshark-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"tshark-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"wireshark-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;
if (rpm_check(release:"MDK2008.1", reference:"wireshark-tools-1.0.0-0.1mdv2008.1", yank:"mdv")) flag++;


if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_warning(port:0, extra:rpm_report_get());
  else security_warning(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2008-0890.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2008:0890 : Updated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges. Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.3, and resolve these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id67748
    published2013-07-12
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2013-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/67748
    titleOracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (ELSA-2008-0890)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-3040.NASL
    descriptionUpgrade to 1.0.0 fixes several security flaws (wireshark crashes, see BZ references). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31829
    published2008-04-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31829
    titleFedora 8 : wireshark-1.0.0-1.fc8 (2008-3040)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-2941.NASL
    descriptionUpgrade to 1.0.0 fixes several security flaws (wireshark crashes, see BZ references). Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id31817
    published2008-04-11
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/31817
    titleFedora 7 : wireshark-1.0.0-1.fc7 (2008-2941)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2008-0890.NASL
    descriptionUpdated wireshark packages that fix several security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. Wireshark is a program for monitoring network traffic. Wireshark was previously known as Ethereal. Multiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-3146) Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malformed dump file. (CVE-2008-1070, CVE-2008-1071, CVE-2008-1072, CVE-2008-1561, CVE-2008-1562, CVE-2008-1563, CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145, CVE-2008-3932, CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) Additionally, this update changes the default Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM) configuration to always prompt for the root password before each start of Wireshark. This avoids unintentionally running Wireshark with root privileges. Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.3, and resolve these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34328
    published2008-10-02
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34328
    titleRHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (RHSA-2008:0890)

Oval

  • accepted2013-08-19T04:00:19.713-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    definition_extensions
    commentWireshark is installed on the system.
    ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:6589
    descriptionThe LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:14549
    statusaccepted
    submitted2012-02-27T15:34:33.178-04:00
    titleLDAP dissector vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 0.99.8
    version8
  • accepted2013-04-29T04:18:47.009-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameAharon Chernin
      organizationSCAP.com, LLC
    • nameDragos Prisaca
      organizationG2, Inc.
    definition_extensions
    • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11782
    • commentCentOS Linux 3.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16651
    • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11831
    • commentCentOS Linux 4.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:16636
    • commentOracle Linux 4.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15990
    • commentThe operating system installed on the system is Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:11414
    • commentThe operating system installed on the system is CentOS Linux 5.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15802
    • commentOracle Linux 5.x
      ovaloval:org.mitre.oval:def:15459
    descriptionThe LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.
    familyunix
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9318
    statusaccepted
    submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
    titleThe LDAP dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet, a different vulnerability than CVE-2006-5740.
    version27

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2008:0890
rpms
  • wireshark-0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
  • wireshark-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
  • wireshark-0:1.0.3-EL3.3
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.0.3-EL3.3
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.0.3-3.el4_7
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.0.3-4.el5_2
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.0.3-EL3.3

Statements

contributorMark J Cox
lastmodified2008-10-17
organizationRed Hat
statementThe affected version of Wireshark as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5 were fixed via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0890.html

References