Resource management error in Wireshark

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32650

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2013-4931

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

epan/proto.c in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.9 and 1.10.x before 1.10.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet that is not properly handled by the GSM RR dissector.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 1.8.0 - 1.8.8

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/proto.c?r1=50504&r2=50503&pathrev=50504
https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=50504
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00004.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-08/msg00009.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/54296
https://secunia.com/advisories/54371
https://secunia.com/advisories/54425
https://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.10.1.html
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.9.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8923
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A17325
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-49.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

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.