Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10 and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.

The remote Solaris system is missing necessary patches to address security updates :

  - The dissect_pft function in     epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI     dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before     1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and     application crash) via a zero-length message.
    (CVE-2012-4285)

  - The pcapng_read_packet_block function in     wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcap-ng file parser in Wireshark     1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (divide-by-zero error and     application crash) via a crafted pcap-ng file.
    (CVE-2012-4286)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-mongo.c in the MongoDB dissector     in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption)     via a small value for a BSON document length.
    (CVE-2012-4287)

  - Integer overflow in the dissect_xtp_ecntl function in     epan/dissectors/ packet-xtp.c in the XTP dissector in     Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and     1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (loop or application crash) via a     large value for a span length. (CVE-2012-4288)

  - epan/dissectors/packet-afp.c in the AFP dissector in     Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and     1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a large     number of ACL entries. (CVE-2012-4289)

  - The CTDB dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15,     1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and     CPU consumption) via a malformed packet. (CVE-2012-4290)

  - The CIP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15,     1.6.x before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory     consumption) via a malformed packet. (CVE-2012-4291)

  - The dissect_stun_message function in     epan/dissectors/packet-stun.c in the STUN dissector in     Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before 1.6.10, and     1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly interact with     key-destruction behavior in a certain tree library,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
    (CVE-2012-4292)

  - plugins/ethercat/packet-ecatmb.c in the EtherCAT Mailbox     dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x before     1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 does not properly handle     certain integer fields, which allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (application exit) via a     malformed packet. (CVE-2012-4293)

  - Buffer overflow in the channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format     function in epan/ dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF     dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote     attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large speed     (aka rate) value. (CVE-2012-4294)

  - Array index error in the     channelised_fill_sdh_g707_format function in epan/     dissectors/packet-erf.c in the ERF dissector in     Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.2 might allow remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (application     crash) via a crafted speed (aka rate) value.
    (CVE-2012-4295)

  - Buffer overflow in epan/dissectors/packet-rtps2.c in the     RTPS2 dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.15, 1.6.x     before 1.6.10, and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption)     via a malformed packet. (CVE-2012-4296)

  - Buffer overflow in the dissect_gsm_rlcmac_downlink     function in epan/dissectors/ packet-gsm_rlcmac.c in the     GSM RLC MAC dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.10     and 1.8.x before 1.8.2 allows remote attackers to     execute arbitrary code via a malformed packet.
    (CVE-2012-4297)

  - Integer signedness error in the     vwr_read_rec_data_ethernet function in wiretap/ vwr.c in     the Ixia IxVeriWave file parser in Wireshark 1.8.x     before 1.8.2 allows user-assisted remote attackers to     execute arbitrary code via a crafted packet-trace file     that triggers a buffer overflow. (CVE-2012-4298)

Wireshark was updated to 1.8.2 :

  - The DCP ETSI dissector could trigger a zero division.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-13 CVE-2012-4285)

  - The MongoDB dissector could go into a large loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-14 CVE-2012-4287)

  - The XTP dissector could go into an infinite loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-15 CVE-2012-4288)

  - The ERF dissector could overflow a buffer.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-16 CVE-2012-4294 CVE-2012-4295)

  - The AFP dissector could go into a large loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-17 CVE-2012-4289)

  - The RTPS2 dissector could overflow a buffer.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-18 CVE-2012-4296)

  - The GSM RLC MAC dissector could overflow a buffer.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-19 CVE-2012-4297)

  - The CIP dissector could exhaust system memory.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-20 CVE-2012-4291)

  - The STUN dissector could crash. (wnpa-sec-2012-21     CVE-2012-4292)

  - The EtherCAT Mailbox dissector could abort.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-22 CVE-2012-4293)

  - The CTDB dissector could go into a large loop.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-23 CVE-2012-4290)

  - The pcap-ng file parser could trigger a zero division.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-24 CVE-2012-4286)

  - The Ixia IxVeriWave file parser could overflow a buffer.
    (wnpa-sec-2012-25 CVE-2012-4298) Further bug fixes and     updated protocol support as listed in:
    http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.2.h     tml

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-201308-05 (Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities)

    Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Wireshark. Please       review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
  Impact :

    A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the       privileges of the process or cause a Denial of Service condition.
  Workaround :

    There is no known workaround at this time.

Multiple vulnerabilities has been found and corrected in wireshark :

Infinite and large loops in ANSI MAP, BACapp, Bluetooth HCI, IEEE 802.3, LTP, and R3 dissectors have been fixed. Discovered by Laurent Butti (http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-08.html [CVE-2012-2392])

The DIAMETER dissector could try to allocate memory improperly and crash (http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-09.html [CVE-2012-2393])

Wireshark could crash on SPARC processors due to misaligned memory.
Discovered by Klaus Heckelmann (http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2012-10.html [CVE-2012-2394])

The PPP dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid pointer dereference and application crash) via a crafted packet, as demonstrated by a usbmon dump (CVE-2012-4048).

epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.4.x before 1.4.14, 1.6.x before 1.6.9, and 1.8.x before 1.8.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop and CPU consumption) via a crafted packet (CVE-2012-4049).

The DCP ETSI dissector could trigger a zero division (CVE-2012-4285).

The XTP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2012-4288).

The AFP dissector could go into a large loop (CVE-2012-4289).

The RTPS2 dissector could overflow a buffer (CVE-2012-4296).

The GSM RLC MAC dissector could overflow a buffer (CVE-2012-4297).

The CIP dissector could exhaust system memory (CVE-2012-4291).

The STUN dissector could crash (CVE-2012-4292).

The EtherCAT Mailbox dissector could abort (CVE-2012-4293).

The CTDB dissector could go into a large loop (CVE-2012-4290).

Martin Wilck discovered an infinite loop in the DRDA dissector (CVE-2012-5239).

The USB dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-31)

The ISAKMP dissector could crash. (wnpa-sec-2012-35)

The iSCSI dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-36)

The WTP dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-37)

The RTCP dissector could go into an infinite loop. (wnpa-sec-2012-38)

The ICMPv6 dissector could go into an infinite loop.
(wnpa-sec-2012-40)

Infinite and large loops in the Bluetooth HCI, CSN.1, DCP-ETSI DOCSIS CM-STAUS, IEEE 802.3 Slow Protocols, MPLS, R3, RTPS, SDP, and SIP dissectors (wnpa-sec-2013-01).

The CLNP dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-02).

The DTN dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-03).

The MS-MMC dissector (and possibly others) could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-04).

The DTLS dissector could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-05).

The DCP-ETSI dissector could corrupt memory (wnpa-sec-2013-07).

The Wireshark dissection engine could crash (wnpa-sec-2013-08).

The NTLMSSP dissector could overflow a buffer (wnpa-sec-2013-09).

The sFlow dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2012-6054).

The SCTP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2012-6056).

The MS-MMS dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2478).

The RTPS and RTPS2 dissectors could crash (CVE-2013-2480).

The Mount dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2481).

The AMPQ dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2013-2482).

The ACN dissector could attempt to divide by zero (CVE-2013-2483).

The CIMD dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2484).

The FCSP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2013-2485).

The DTLS dissector could crash (CVE-2013-2488).

This advisory provides the latest version of Wireshark (1.6.14) which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Multiple vulnerabilities was found and corrected in Wireshark :

The DCP ETSI dissector could trigger a zero division (CVE-2012-4285).

The MongoDB dissector could go into a large loop (CVE-2012-4287).

The XTP dissector could go into an infinite loop (CVE-2012-4288).

The AFP dissector could go into a large loop (CVE-2012-4289).

The RTPS2 dissector could overflow a buffer (CVE-2012-4296).

The GSM RLC MAC dissector could overflow a buffer (CVE-2012-4297).

The CIP dissector could exhaust system memory (CVE-2012-4291).

The STUN dissector could crash (CVE-2012-4292).

The EtherCAT Mailbox dissector could abort (CVE-2012-4293).

The CTDB dissector could go into a large loop (CVE-2012-4290).

This advisory provides the latest version of Wireshark (1.6.10) which is not vulnerable to these issues.

Upgrade to wireshark 1.6.10 The following vulnerabilities have been fixed.

wnpa-sec-2012-13: The DCP ETSI dissector could trigger a zero division. wnpa-sec-2012-15: The XTP dissector could go into an infinite loop. wnpa-sec-2012-17: The AFP dissector could go into a large loop. wnpa-sec-2012-18: The RTPS2 dissector could overflow a buffer. wnpa-sec-2012-20: The CIP dissector could exhaust system memory. wnpa-sec-2012-21: The STUN dissector could crash.
wnpa-sec-2012-22: The EtherCAT Mailbox dissector could abort.
wnpa-sec-2012-23: The CTDB dissector could go into a large loop.

See http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.10.html for details. The following vulnerabilities have been fixed.
wnpa-sec-2012-11: The PPP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2012-12: The NFS dissector could use excessive amounts of CPU. The following vulnerabilities have been fixed. wnpa-sec-2012-11: The PPP dissector could crash. wnpa-sec-2012-12: The NFS dissector could use excessive amounts of CPU.

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Wireshark reports :

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

It may be possible to make Wireshark consume excessive CPU resources by injecting a malformed packet onto the wire or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

The PPP dissector could crash.

The NFS dissector could use excessive amounts of CPU.

The DCP ETSI dissector could trigger a zero division.

The MongoDB dissector could go into a large loop.

The XTP dissector could go into an infinite loop.

The ERF dissector could overflow a buffer.

The AFP dissector could go into a large loop.

The RTPS2 dissector could overflow a buffer.

The GSM RLC MAC dissector could overflow a buffer.

The CIP dissector could exhaust system memory.

The STUN dissector could crash.

The EtherCAT Mailbox dissector could abort.

The CTDB dissector could go into a large loop.

The pcap-ng file parser could trigger a zero division.

The Ixia IxVeriWave file parser could overflow a buffer.

The installed version of Wireshark is 1.8.x before 1.8.2.  This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - The 'DCP ETSI' dissector and 'pcap-ng' parser can     attempt a divide by zero operation leading to an     application crash. (CVE-2012-4285, CVE-2012-4286)

  - The 'MongoDB', 'XTP', 'AFP', and 'CTDB' dissectors can     be caused to large or infinite loops. (CVE-2012-4287,     CVE-2012-4288, CVE-2012-4289, CVE-2012-4290)

  - The 'CIP' dissector can be caused to exhaust system     memory. (CVE-2012-4291)

  - The 'STUN' dissector can be caused to crash.
    (CVE-2012-4292)

  - The 'EtherCAT Mailbox' dissector can be caused to     abort. (CVE-2012-4293)

  - A buffer overflow exists related to the 'ERF', 'RTPS2'     and 'GSM RLC MAC' dissectors. (CVE-2012-4294,     CVE-2012-4295, CVE-2012-4296, CVE-2012-4297)

  - A file parsing error related to 'Ixia IxVeriWave'     processing can allow a buffer overflow. (CVE-2012-4298)

The installed version of Wireshark is 1.6.x before 1.6.10.  This version is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - The 'DCP ETSI' dissector can attempt a divide by zero     operation leading to an application crash.     (CVE-2012-4285)

  - The 'XTP', 'AFP', and 'CTDB' dissectors can be caused     to large or infinite loops. (CVE-2012-4288,     CVE-2012-4289, CVE-2012-4290)

  - The 'CIP' dissector can be caused to exhaust system     memory. (CVE-2012-4291)

  - The 'STUN' dissector can be caused to crash.     (CVE-2012-4292)

  - The 'EtherCAT Mailbox' dissector can be caused to     abort. (CVE-2012-4293)

  - A buffer overflow exists related to the 'RTPS2'     and 'GSM RLC MAC' dissectors. (CVE-2012-4296     CVE-2012-4297)

ID	Name	Product	Family	Severity
80804	Oracle Solaris Third-Party Patch Update : wireshark (multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark3)	Nessus	Solaris Local Security Checks	high
74732	openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (openSUSE-SU-2012:1067-1)	Nessus	SuSE Local Security Checks	high
69500	GLSA-201308-05 : Wireshark: Multiple vulnerabilities	Nessus	Gentoo Local Security Checks	high
66069	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2013:055)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
61982	Mandriva Linux Security Advisory : wireshark (MDVSA-2012:134)	Nessus	Mandriva Local Security Checks	high
61688	Fedora 17 : wireshark-1.6.10-1.fc17 (2012-12091)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
61687	Fedora 16 : wireshark-1.6.10-1.fc16 (2012-12085)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	high
61588	FreeBSD : Wireshark -- Multiple vulnerabilities (4cdfe875-e8d6-11e1-bea0-002354ed89bc)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	high
61573	Wireshark 1.8.x < 1.8.2 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high
61572	Wireshark 1.6.x < 1.6.10 Multiple Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	high

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