Wireshark IKE Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:49377

Info

Wireshark IKE Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 49377
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2011-3266
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jul 30 2011 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:16PM
Credit: Penetration test team Of NCNIPC (China)
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.8
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.7
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.5
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.4
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.3
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.0
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for VMware 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 11 SP1
SuSE SUSE Linux Enterprise SDK 10 SP4
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP1
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
SuSE Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 SP4
+ Linux kernel 2.6.5
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.4
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.3
Oracle Solaris 11
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.6.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.4.9

Discussion

Wireshark IKE Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle specially crafted IKE packets.

An attacker can exploit this issue to trigger an infinite loop, which causes the affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.

Wireshark 1.6.1 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Exploit / POC

Wireshark IKE Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Currently, we are not aware of any working exploits. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

Solution / Fix

Wireshark IKE Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Wireshark IKE Packet Handling Denial of Service Vulnerability

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