PT-2008-1020 · Wireshark+2 · Ethereal+3

Ryan Giobbi · Published 2008-04-16 · Updated 2017-09-19 · CVE-2009-3829

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.3

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.2 tethereal (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to an integer overflow in the wiretap/erf.c file of Wireshark, which can be exploited by remote attackers via a crafted erf file. This can lead to the execution of arbitrary code or cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash. Additionally, there are multiple vulnerabilities in the tethereal package of the Debian GNU/Linux operating system that can be exploited remotely, potentially disrupting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of protected information.

Recommendations For Wireshark versions prior to 1.2.2, update to version 1.2.2 or later to resolve the issue. For tethereal, at the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

DoS

RCE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-189

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-01453

CVE-2009-3829

DSA-1942-1

RHSA-2010:0360

RHSA-2010_0360

Affected Products

Debian

Red Hat

Wireshark

Ethereal

References · 35

• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname.rb · Exploit
• 🔥 https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname_loop.rb · Exploit
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3829 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2562 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3550 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/676492 · Patch
• http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/wiretap/erf.c?view=markup&pathrev=29364 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2009-3829 · Vendor Advisory
• http://wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.2.2.html · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-2560 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-3829 · Vendor Advisory
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2009-3241 · Security Note
• http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-1829 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-01453 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2009-3829 · Vendor Advisory