Wireshark SIP Dissector CVE-2013-6338 Denial of Service Vulnerability

BID:63502

Info

Wireshark SIP Dissector CVE-2013-6338 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 63502
Class: Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions
CVE: CVE-2013-6338
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Nov 01 2013 12:00AM
Updated: Apr 13 2015 10:20PM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.10
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.9
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.7
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.6
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.5
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.4
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.8
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.3
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.1
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.0
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 12.3
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 12.2
S.u.S.E. openSUSE 11.4
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Workstation 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Server 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional 6
Redhat Enterprise Linux Desktop 6
Oracle Solaris 11.1
Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64
Mandriva Business Server 1
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64
MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5
Gentoo Linux
Debian Linux 6.0 sparc
Debian Linux 6.0 s/390
Debian Linux 6.0 powerpc
Debian Linux 6.0 mips
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-64
Debian Linux 6.0 ia-32
Debian Linux 6.0 arm
Debian Linux 6.0 amd64
CentOS CentOS 6
Not Vulnerable: Wireshark Wireshark 1.10.2
Wireshark Wireshark 1.8.10
Oracle Solaris 11.1.14.5.0

Discussion

Wireshark SIP Dissector CVE-2013-6338 Denial of Service Vulnerability

Wireshark is prone to a remote denial-of-service vulnerability because it fails to properly handle certain types of packets.

An attacker can exploit this issue to trigger an infinite loop causing the affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users. The following versions are affected:

Wireshark 1.8.0 through versions 1.8.9
Wireshark 1.10.0 through versions 1.10.1

Exploit / POC

Wireshark SIP Dissector CVE-2013-6338 Denial of Service Vulnerability

A sample pcap file is available. Please see the references for information.

Solution / Fix

Wireshark SIP Dissector CVE-2013-6338 Denial of Service Vulnerability

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


MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5 x86_64

MandrakeSoft Enterprise Server 5

Mandriva Business Server 1 X86 64

References

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