6892 : Ethereal IRDA Dissector Plugin IRCOM_PORT_NAME Overflow
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2003-12-18

Description

A remote overflow exists in Ethereal. The IRDA Dissector Plugin fails to check the bounds of the "IRCOM_PORT_NAME" variable resulting in an overflow. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can potentially execute arbitrary code resulting in a loss of integrity. Due to the stacklayout, exploitation would be extremely difficult.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Disclosure: OSVDB Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.10.1 or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. It is also possible to correct the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Disable the dissector

Products

Ethereal	Ethereal	0.10.0
		0.10.0a
		0.8.14
		0.8.15
		0.8.16
		0.8.17-a
		0.8.18
		0.8.19
		0.8.20
		0.9.x

References

Secunia Advisory ID: 11744
ISS X-Force ID: 15569
CVE ID: 2004-0176 (see also: NVD)
Related OSVDB ID: 4490 6887 6888 6889 6890 6891 6893 6894 6895 6896 6897 6898
Mail List Post: http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2004-03/0227.html
Vendor Specific Advisory URL: http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000835
http://www.debian.org/security/2004/dsa-511
http://www.ethereal.com/appnotes/enpa-sa-00013.html
http://www.mandrakesoft.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2004:024
Other Advisory URL: http://security.e-matters.de/advisories/032004.html
Vendor URL: http://www.ethereal.com/
RedHat RHSA: RHSA-2004:136-09 RHSA-2004:137-07

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Credit

Stefan Esser - sesserhardened-php.net - www.hardened-php.net

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 5.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2003-12-31 | Disagree?

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