Buffer overflow in Wireshark

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32587

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-2013-7114

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

Multiple buffer overflows in the create_ntlmssp_v2_key function in epan/dissectors/packet-ntlmssp.c in the NTLMSSP v2 dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.12 and 1.10.x before 1.10.4 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long domain name in a packet.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Wireshark: 1.8.0 - 1.8.11

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:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark_org:wireshark:1.8.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ntlmssp.c?r1=53626&r2=53625&pathrev=53626
https://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=53626
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00007.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00011.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00014.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/56052
https://secunia.com/advisories/56285
https://secunia.com/advisories/56313
https://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2825
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:296
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-68.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.