Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-3137 - Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Wireshark

047910
CVSS 4.3 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
PARTIAL
network
wireshark
CWE-20
nessus

Summary

The GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors.

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.

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE9_12225.NASL
    descriptionVarious vulnerabilities have been fixed in ethereal: CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145 and CVE-2008-3146.
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    titleSuSE9 Security Update : ethereal (YOU Patch Number 12225)
  • 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.
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    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
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_ETHEREAL-5520.NASL
    descriptionVarious vulnerabilities have been fixed in wireshark: CVE-2008-3137 / CVE-2008-3138 / CVE-2008-3139 / CVE-2008-3140 / CVE-2008-3141 / CVE-2008-3145 / CVE-2008-3146.
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    plugin id34046
    published2008-08-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34046
    titleSuSE 10 Security Update : ethereal (ZYPP Patch Number 5520)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-6645.NASL
    descriptionUpgrade to upstream 1.0.2 that fixes several security vulnerabilities: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html 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.
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    plugin id33553
    published2008-07-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33553
    titleFedora 8 : wireshark-1.0.2-1.fc8 (2008-6645)
  • NASL familyFedora Local Security Checks
    NASL idFEDORA_2008-6440.NASL
    descriptionUpgrade to upstream 1.0.2 that fixes several security vulnerabilities: http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-03.html http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2008-04.html 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
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    plugin id33521
    published2008-07-16
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33521
    titleFedora 9 : wireshark-1.0.2-1.fc9 (2008-6440)
  • 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
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    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)
  • 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 familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_0_WIRESHARK-080814.NASL
    descriptionVarious vulnerabilities have been fixed in wireshark: CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145 and CVE-2008-3146.
    last seen2020-06-01
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    plugin id40151
    published2009-07-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40151
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-149)
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2008-152.NASL
    descriptionA number of vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark that could cause it to crash while processing malicious packets (CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145). This update provides Wireshark 1.0.2, which is not vulnerable to these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
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    plugin id36557
    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/36557
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:152)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200808-04.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200808-04 (Wireshark: Denial of Service) Multiple vulnerabilities related to memory management were discovered in the GSM SMS dissector (CVE-2008-3137), the PANA and KISMET dissectors (CVE-2008-3138), the RTMPT dissector (CVE-2008-3139), the syslog dissector (CVE-2008-3140) and the RMI dissector (CVE-2008-3141) and when reassembling fragmented packets (CVE-2008-3145). Impact : A remote attacker could exploit these vulnerabilities by sending a specially crafted packet on a network being monitored by Wireshark or enticing a user to read a malformed packet trace file, causing a Denial of Service. Workaround : There is no known workaround at this time.
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    plugin id33834
    published2008-08-07
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/33834
    titleGLSA-200808-04 : Wireshark: Denial of Service
  • 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
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    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)
  • NASL familyDebian Local Security Checks
    NASL idDEBIAN_DSA-1673.NASL
    descriptionSeveral remote vulnerabilities have been discovered in network traffic analyzer Wireshark. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project identifies the following problems : - CVE-2008-3137 The GSM SMS dissector is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-3138 The PANA and KISMET dissectors are vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-3141 The RMI dissector could disclose system memory. - CVE-2008-3145 The packet reassembling module is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-3933 The zlib uncompression module is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-4683 The Bluetooth ACL dissector is vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-4684 The PRP and MATE dissectors are vulnerable to denial of service. - CVE-2008-4685 The Q931 dissector is vulnerable to denial of service.
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    plugin id34974
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    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34974
    titleDebian DSA-1673-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WIRESHARK-5515.NASL
    descriptionVarious vulnerabilities have been fixed in wireshark: CVE-2008-3137, CVE-2008-3138, CVE-2008-3139, CVE-2008-3140, CVE-2008-3141, CVE-2008-3145 and CVE-2008-3146.
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    plugin id34047
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    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-5515)

Oval

  • accepted2013-04-29T04:09:26.753-04:00
    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 GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors.
    familyunix
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:10860
    statusaccepted
    submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
    titleThe GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors.
    version27
  • accepted2013-08-19T04:00:57.311-04:00
    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 GSM SMS dissector in Wireshark (formerly Ethereal) 0.99.2 through 1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via unknown vectors.
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:15068
    statusaccepted
    submitted2012-02-27T15:34:33.178-04:00
    titleGSM SMS dissector vulnerability in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 1.0.0
    version8

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

contributorTomas Hoger
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