Code Injection in Wireshark

1) Code Injection

EUVDB-ID: #VU44141

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2012-1594

CWE-ID: CWE-94 - Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

epan/dissectors/packet-ieee80211.c in the IEEE 802.11 dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 1.6.0 - 1.6.5

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=40967
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2012-April/078770.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/48548
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/03/28/13
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/52738
https://www.securitytracker.com/id?1026874
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-05.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=6809
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/74362
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A15244

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the local network (LAN).

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.