Vulnerabilities > CVE-2008-4680 - Resource Management Errors 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-399
nessus

Summary

packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via a malformed USB Request Block (URB).

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)

Nessus

  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WIRESHARK-5783.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes problems that could crash wireshark when processing compressed data (CVE-2008-3933) as well as CVE-2008-4680 (USB dissector crash), CVE-2008-4681 (Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector crash), CVE-2008-4683 (Bluetooth ACL dissector crash), CVE-2008-4684 (PRP and MATE dissector crash) and CVE-2008-4685 (Q.931 dissector crash).
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id34990
    published2008-12-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/34990
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-5783)
    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-5783.
    #
    # The text description of this plugin is (C) SUSE LLC.
    #
    
    include("compat.inc");
    
    if (description)
    {
      script_id(34990);
      script_version ("1.12");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:33");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-3933", "CVE-2008-4680", "CVE-2008-4681", "CVE-2008-4683", "CVE-2008-4684", "CVE-2008-4685");
    
      script_name(english:"openSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-5783)");
      script_summary(english:"Check for the wireshark-5783 patch");
    
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"synopsis", 
        value:"The remote openSUSE host is missing a security update."
      );
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"description", 
        value:
    "This update fixes problems that could crash wireshark when processing
    compressed data (CVE-2008-3933) as well as CVE-2008-4680 (USB
    dissector crash), CVE-2008-4681 (Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector crash),
    CVE-2008-4683 (Bluetooth ACL dissector crash), CVE-2008-4684 (PRP and
    MATE dissector crash) and CVE-2008-4685 (Q.931 dissector crash)."
      );
      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_cwe_id(20, 399);
    
      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:"patch_publication_date", value:"2008/11/14");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2008/12/01");
      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)$") audit(AUDIT_OS_RELEASE_NOT, "openSUSE", "10.2", 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-0.99.5-5.15") ) flag++;
    if ( rpm_check(release:"SUSE10.2", reference:"wireshark-devel-0.99.5-5.15") ) 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");
    }
    
  • NASL familyScientific Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idSL_20090304_WIRESHARK_ON_SL3_X.NASL
    descriptionMultiple buffer overflow flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malformed dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-4683, CVE-2009-0599) 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-2008-4680, CVE-2008-4681, CVE-2008-4682,CVE-2008-4684, CVE-2008-4685, CVE-2008-5285, CVE-2009-0600) All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id60541
    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/60541
    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(60541);
      script_version("1.6");
      script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/10/25 13:36:18");
    
      script_cve_id("CVE-2008-4680", "CVE-2008-4681", "CVE-2008-4682", "CVE-2008-4683", "CVE-2008-4684", "CVE-2008-4685", "CVE-2008-5285", "CVE-2009-0599", "CVE-2009-0600");
    
      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 or opened a malformed dump file,
    it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user
    running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-4683, CVE-2009-0599)
    
    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-2008-4680,
    CVE-2008-4681, CVE-2008-4682,CVE-2008-4684, CVE-2008-4685,
    CVE-2008-5285, CVE-2009-0600)
    
    All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to
    take effect."
      );
      # https://listserv.fnal.gov/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0903&L=scientific-linux-errata&T=0&P=326
      script_set_attribute(
        attribute:"see_also",
        value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?fcc831f3"
      );
      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:N/I:N/A:P");
      script_cwe_id(20, 119, 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:"2008/10/22");
      script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2009/03/04");
      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-1.0.6-EL3.3")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL3", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.6-EL3.3")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"wireshark-1.0.6-2.el4_7")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL4", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.6-2.el4_7")) flag++;
    
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"wireshark-1.0.6-2.el5_3")) flag++;
    if (rpm_check(release:"SL5", reference:"wireshark-gnome-1.0.6-2.el5_3")) 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 familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_WIRESHARK-5886.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes problems that could crash wireshark when processing compressed data and when processing rf5 files (CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) as well as CVE-2008-4680 (USB dissector crash), CVE-2008-4681 (Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector crash), CVE-2008-4683 (Bluetooth ACL dissector crash), CVE-2008-4684 (PRP and MATE dissector crash) and CVE-2008-4685 (Q.931 dissector crash). CVE-2008-5285 (SMTP dissector infinite loop)
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35272
    published2008-12-26
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2008-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35272
    titleopenSUSE 10 Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-5886)
  • NASL familyCentOS Local Security Checks
    NASL idCENTOS_RHSA-2009-0313.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 or opened a malformed dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-4683, CVE-2009-0599) 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-2008-4680, CVE-2008-4681, CVE-2008-4682, CVE-2008-4684, CVE-2008-4685, CVE-2008-5285, CVE-2009-0600) Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.6, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35767
    published2009-03-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35767
    titleCentOS 3 / 4 : wireshark (CESA-2009:0313)
  • NASL familyGentoo Local Security Checks
    NASL idGENTOO_GLSA-200906-05.NASL
    descriptionThe remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200906-05 (Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities) Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark: David Maciejak discovered a vulnerability in packet-usb.c in the USB dissector via a malformed USB Request Block (URB) (CVE-2008-4680). Florent Drouin and David Maciejak reported an unspecified vulnerability in the Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector (CVE-2008-4681). A malformed Tamos CommView capture file (aka .ncf file) with an
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id39580
    published2009-07-01
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/39580
    titleGLSA-200906-05 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities
  • NASL familyOracle Linux Local Security Checks
    NASL idORACLELINUX_ELSA-2009-0313.NASL
    descriptionFrom Red Hat Security Advisory 2009:0313 : 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 or opened a malformed dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-4683, CVE-2009-0599) 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-2008-4680, CVE-2008-4681, CVE-2008-4682, CVE-2008-4684, CVE-2008-4685, CVE-2008-5285, CVE-2009-0600) Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.6, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id67809
    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/67809
    titleOracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (ELSA-2009-0313)
  • NASL familyRed Hat Local Security Checks
    NASL idREDHAT-RHSA-2009-0313.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 or opened a malformed dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark. (CVE-2008-4683, CVE-2009-0599) 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-2008-4680, CVE-2008-4681, CVE-2008-4682, CVE-2008-4684, CVE-2008-4685, CVE-2008-5285, CVE-2009-0600) Users of wireshark should upgrade to these updated packages, which contain Wireshark version 1.0.6, and resolve these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id35772
    published2009-03-05
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/35772
    titleRHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (RHSA-2009:0313)
  • NASL familySuSE Local Security Checks
    NASL idSUSE_11_0_WIRESHARK-081220.NASL
    descriptionThis update fixes problems that could crash wireshark when processing compressed data and when processing rf5 files (CVE-2008-3933, CVE-2008-3934) as well as CVE-2008-4680 (USB dissector crash), CVE-2008-4681 (Bluetooth RFCOMM dissector crash), CVE-2008-4682 (Tamos CommView dissector crash), CVE-2008-4683 (Bluetooth ACL dissector crash), CVE-2008-4684 (PRP and MATE dissector crash) and CVE-2008-4685 (Q.931 dissector crash). CVE-2008-5285 (SMTP dissector infinite loop) and an infinite loop problem in the WLCCP dissector
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id40152
    published2009-07-21
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/40152
    titleopenSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-387)
  • NASL familyMandriva Local Security Checks
    NASL idMANDRIVA_MDVSA-2008-215.NASL
    descriptionA number of vulnerabilities were discovered in Wireshark that could cause it to crash or abort while processing malicious packets (CVE-2008-4680, CVE-2008-4681, CVE-2008-4682, CVE-2008-4683, CVE-2008-4684, CVE-2008-4685). This update provides Wireshark 1.0.4, which is not vulnerable to these issues.
    last seen2020-06-01
    modified2020-06-02
    plugin id36750
    published2009-04-23
    reporterThis script is Copyright (C) 2009-2019 Tenable Network Security, Inc.
    sourcehttps://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/36750
    titleMandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2008:215)

Oval

  • accepted2013-08-19T04:01:00.732-04:00
    classvulnerability
    contributors
    • nameShane Shaffer
      organizationG2, Inc.
    • 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
    descriptionpacket-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via a malformed USB Request Block (URB).
    familywindows
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:15091
    statusaccepted
    submitted2012-02-27T15:34:33.178-04:00
    titleVulnerability in packet-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3
    version10
  • accepted2013-04-29T04:20:36.826-04:00
    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
    descriptionpacket-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via a malformed USB Request Block (URB).
    familyunix
    idoval:org.mitre.oval:def:9605
    statusaccepted
    submitted2010-07-09T03:56:16-04:00
    titlepacket-usb.c in the USB dissector in Wireshark 0.99.7 through 1.0.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash or abort) via a malformed USB Request Block (URB).
    version27

Redhat

advisories
rhsa
idRHSA-2009:0313
rpms
  • wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
  • wireshark-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
  • wireshark-0:1.0.6-EL3.3
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
  • wireshark-debuginfo-0:1.0.6-EL3.3
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.0.6-2.el4_7
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.0.6-2.el5_3
  • wireshark-gnome-0:1.0.6-EL3.3

Statements

contributorTomas Hoger
lastmodified2009-03-05
organizationRed Hat
statementThis issue has been addressed in Wireshark packages as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4 and 5 via: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0313.html