Vulnerabilities > CVE-2018-9267 - Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability in multiple products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
NONE Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
HIGH Summary
In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.5 and 2.2.0 to 2.2.13, epan/dissectors/packet-lapd.c has a memory leak.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
- HTTP DoS An attacker performs flooding at the HTTP level to bring down only a particular web application rather than anything listening on a TCP/IP connection. This denial of service attack requires substantially fewer packets to be sent which makes DoS harder to detect. This is an equivalent of SYN flood in HTTP. The idea is to keep the HTTP session alive indefinitely and then repeat that hundreds of times. This attack targets resource depletion weaknesses in web server software. The web server will wait to attacker's responses on the initiated HTTP sessions while the connection threads are being exhausted.
Nessus
NASL family MacOS X Local Security Checks NASL id MACOS_WIRESHARK_2_4_6.NASL description The version of Wireshark installed on the remote MacOS/MacOSX host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.14 or 2.4.x prior to 2.4.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108884 published 2018-04-06 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108884 title Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.14 / 2.4.x < 2.4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (MacOS) code # # (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc. # include("compat.inc"); if (description) { script_id(108884); script_version("1.6"); script_cvs_date("Date: 2019/11/08"); script_cve_id( "CVE-2017-9616", "CVE-2018-9256", "CVE-2018-9257", "CVE-2018-9258", "CVE-2018-9259", "CVE-2018-9260", "CVE-2018-9261", "CVE-2018-9262", "CVE-2018-9263", "CVE-2018-9264", "CVE-2018-9265", "CVE-2018-9266", "CVE-2018-9267", "CVE-2018-9268", "CVE-2018-9269", "CVE-2018-9270", "CVE-2018-9271", "CVE-2018-9272", "CVE-2018-9273", "CVE-2018-9274" ); script_bugtraq_id(99085); script_name(english:"Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.14 / 2.4.x < 2.4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities (MacOS)"); script_summary(english:"Checks the version of Wireshark."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value: "An application installed on the remote MacOS / MacOSX host is affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value: "The version of Wireshark installed on the remote MacOS/MacOSX host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.14 or 2.4.x prior to 2.4.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities."); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-15.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-16.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-17.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-18.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-19.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-20.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-21.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-22.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-23.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value: "Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.2.14 / 2.4.6 or later."); 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:U/RL:OF/RC:C"); script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"); script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2018-9274"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/06/08"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2018/04/03"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2018/04/06"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local"); script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark"); script_end_attributes(); script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO); script_family(english:"MacOS X Local Security Checks"); script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof."); script_dependencies("macosx_wireshark_installed.nbin"); script_require_keys("installed_sw/Wireshark", "Host/MacOSX/Version", "Host/local_checks_enabled"); exit(0); } include("vcf.inc"); get_kb_item_or_exit("Host/MacOSX/Version"); app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:"Wireshark"); constraints = [ { "min_version" : "2.2.0", "fixed_version" : "2.2.14" }, { "min_version" : "2.4.0", "fixed_version" : "2.4.6" } ]; vcf::check_version_and_report(app_info:app_info, constraints:constraints, severity:SECURITY_WARNING);
NASL family Debian Local Security Checks NASL id DEBIAN_DLA-1634.NASL description Several issues in wireshark, a tool that captures and analyzes packets off the wire, have been found by different people. These are basically issues with length checks or invalid memory access in different dissectors. This could result in infinite loops or crashes by malicious packets. For Debian 8 last seen 2020-03-17 modified 2019-01-16 plugin id 121193 published 2019-01-16 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2019-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/121193 title Debian DLA-1634-1 : wireshark security update NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_SU-2018-0981-1.NASL description This update for wireshark fixes the following issues : - Update to wireshark 2.2.14, fix such issues : - bsc#1088200 VUL-0: wireshark: multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2.2.14, 2.4.6 - CVE-2018-9256: LWAPP dissector crash - CVE-2018-9260: IEEE 802.15.4 dissector crash - CVE-2018-9261: NBAP dissector crash - CVE-2018-9262: VLAN dissector crash - CVE-2018-9263: Kerberos dissector crash - CVE-2018-9264: ADB dissector crash - CVE-2018-9265: tn3270 dissector has a memory leak - CVE-2018-9266: ISUP dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9267: LAPD dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9268: SMB2 dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9269: GIOP dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9270: OIDS dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9271: multipart dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9272: h223 dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9273: pcp dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9274: failure message memory leak - CVE-2018-9259: MP4 dissector crash Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 109198 published 2018-04-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/109198 title SUSE SLED12 / SLES12 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0981-1) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id OPENSUSE-2018-347.NASL description This update for wireshark fixes the following issues : Minor vulnerabilities that could be used to trigger dissector crashes or cause dissectors to go into large infinite loops by making Wireshark read specially crafted packages from the network or capture files (boo#1088200) : - CVE-2018-9264: ADB dissector crash - CVE-2018-9260: IEEE 802.15.4 dissector crash - CVE-2018-9261: NBAP dissector crash - CVE-2018-9262: VLAN dissector crash - CVE-2018-9256: LWAPP dissector crash - CVE-2018-9263: Kerberos dissector crash - CVE-2018-9259: MP4 dissector crash - Memory leaks in multiple dissectors: CVE-2018-9265, CVE-2018-9266, CVE-2018-9267, CVE-2018-9268, CVE-2018-9269, CVE-2018-9270, CVE-2018-9271, CVE-2018-9272, CVE-2018-9273, CVE-2018-9274 This update also contains all upstream bug fixes and updated protocol support as listed in : https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-2.2.14.html last seen 2020-06-05 modified 2018-04-10 plugin id 108937 published 2018-04-10 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2020 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108937 title openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-2018-347) NASL family SuSE Local Security Checks NASL id SUSE_SU-2018-0980-1.NASL description This update for wireshark fixes the following issues : - Update to wireshark 2.2.14, fix such issues : - bsc#1088200 VUL-0: wireshark: multiple vulnerabilities fixed in 2.2.14, 2.4.6 - CVE-2018-9256: LWAPP dissector crash - CVE-2018-9260: IEEE 802.15.4 dissector crash - CVE-2018-9261: NBAP dissector crash - CVE-2018-9262: VLAN dissector crash - CVE-2018-9263: Kerberos dissector crash - CVE-2018-9264: ADB dissector crash - CVE-2018-9265: tn3270 dissector has a memory leak - CVE-2018-9266: ISUP dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9267: LAPD dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9268: SMB2 dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9269: GIOP dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9270: OIDS dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9271: multipart dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9272: h223 dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9273: pcp dissector memory leak - CVE-2018-9274: failure message memory leak - CVE-2018-9259: MP4 dissector crash Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 109197 published 2018-04-20 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/109197 title SUSE SLES11 Security Update : wireshark (SUSE-SU-2018:0980-1) NASL family Windows NASL id WIRESHARK_2_4_6.NASL description The version of Wireshark installed on the remote Windows host is 2.2.x prior to 2.2.14 or 2.4.x prior to 2.4.6. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities. last seen 2020-06-01 modified 2020-06-02 plugin id 108885 published 2018-04-06 reporter This script is Copyright (C) 2018-2019 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof. source https://www.tenable.com/plugins/nessus/108885 title Wireshark 2.2.x < 2.2.14 / 2.4.x < 2.4.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14482
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14482
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ed057f7faa709dbde34b91f0715a957837f74d9
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8ed057f7faa709dbde34b91f0715a957837f74d9
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/01/msg00010.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2018-24.html