Resource management error in wireshark (Alpine package)

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32810

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-2012-1595

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

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

The pcap_process_pseudo_header function in wiretap/pcap-common.c in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.12 and 1.6.x before 1.6.6 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a WTAP_ENCAP_ERF file containing an Extension or Multi-Channel header with an invalid pseudoheader size, related to the pcap and pcap-ng file parsers.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

wireshark (Alpine package): 1.4.1-r0 - 1.4.11-r0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:wireshark_alpine_package:1.4.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:wireshark_alpine_package:1.4.6-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1
• cpe:2.3:o:alpine:wireshark_alpine_package:1.4.9-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.1

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=3d59f0cce6842dd71021f216e56d6c3d8dfcc9e8
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=fa5556b5d7866d7d6916c95249b6930becfc8af0

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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