Wireshark chunked_encoding_dissector Function DOS - Metasploit
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Module Overview
Name: Wireshark chunked_encoding_dissector Function DOS
Module: auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunked
Source code: modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunked.rb
Disclosure date: 2007-02-22
Last modification time: 2020-10-02 17:38:06 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): -
List of CVEs: CVE-2007-3389
Wireshark crash when dissecting an HTTP chunked response. Versions affected: 0.99.5 (Bug 1394)
Module Ranking and Traits
Module Ranking:
- normal: The exploit is otherwise reliable, but depends on a specific version and can't (or doesn't) reliably autodetect. More information about ranking can be found here.
Basic Usage
msf > use auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunked
msf auxiliary(chunked) > show targets
... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(chunked) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(chunked) > show options
... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(chunked) > exploit
Required Options
- RHOSTS: The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
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Msfconsole Usage
Here is how the dos/wireshark/chunked auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:
msf6 > use auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunked
msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/chunked) > show info
Name: Wireshark chunked_encoding_dissector Function DOS
Module: auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunked
License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
Rank: Normal
Disclosed: 2007-02-22
Provided by:
Matteo Cantoni <[email protected]>
Check supported:
No
Basic options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
INTERFACE no The name of the interface
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
SHOST no This option can be used to specify a spoofed source address
SNAPLEN 65535 yes The number of bytes to capture
SPORT 80 yes The source port used to send the malicious HTTP response
TIMEOUT 500 yes The number of seconds to wait for new data
Description:
Wireshark crash when dissecting an HTTP chunked response. Versions
affected: 0.99.5 (Bug 1394)
References:
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2007-3389
OSVDB (37643)
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=1394
Module Options
This is a complete list of options available in the dos/wireshark/chunked auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/chunked) > show options
Module options (auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunked):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
INTERFACE no The name of the interface
RHOSTS yes The target host(s), range CIDR identifier, or hosts file with syntax 'file:<path>'
SHOST no This option can be used to specify a spoofed source address
SNAPLEN 65535 yes The number of bytes to capture
SPORT 80 yes The source port used to send the malicious HTTP response
TIMEOUT 500 yes The number of seconds to wait for new data
Advanced Options
Here is a complete list of advanced options supported by the dos/wireshark/chunked auxiliary module:
msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/chunked) > show advanced
Module advanced options (auxiliary/dos/wireshark/chunked):
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
GATEWAY_PROBE_HOST 8.8.8.8 yes Send a TTL=1 random UDP datagram to this host to discover the default gateway's MAC
GATEWAY_PROBE_PORT no The port on GATEWAY_PROBE_HOST to send a random UDP probe to (random if 0 or unset)
SECRET 1297303073 yes A 32-bit cookie for probe requests.
VERBOSE false no Enable detailed status messages
WORKSPACE no Specify the workspace for this module
Auxiliary Actions
This is a list of all auxiliary actions that the dos/wireshark/chunked module can do:
msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/chunked) > show actions
Auxiliary actions:
Name Description
---- -----------
Evasion Options
Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the dos/wireshark/chunked auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):
msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/chunked) > show evasion
Module evasion options:
Name Current Setting Required Description
---- --------------- -------- -----------
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Related Pull Requests
- #14213 Merged Pull Request: Add disclosure date rubocop linting rule - enforce iso8601 disclosure dates
- #8716 Merged Pull Request: Print_Status -> Print_Good (And OCD bits 'n bobs)
- #8338 Merged Pull Request: Fix msf/core and self.class msftidy warnings
- #7572 Merged Pull Request: Fixed few minor typos - auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap.rb, chunked.rb
- #6812 Merged Pull Request: Resolve #6807, remove all OSVDB references.
- #6655 Merged Pull Request: use MetasploitModule as a class name
- #6648 Merged Pull Request: Change metasploit class names
- #2525 Merged Pull Request: Change module boilerplate
- #1228 Merged Pull Request: MSFTIDY cleanup #1 - auxiliary
References
See Also
Check also the following modules related to this module:
- auxiliary/dos/wireshark/capwap
- auxiliary/dos/wireshark/cldap
- auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap
- exploit/linux/http/nginx_chunked_size
- exploit/windows/http/apache_chunked
- exploit/windows/isapi/ms03_051_fp30reg_chunked
- exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
- exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname_loop
- exploit/windows/fileformat/wireshark_mpeg_overflow
- exploit/windows/fileformat/wireshark_packet_dect
- exploit/windows/misc/wireshark_lua
- exploit/windows/misc/wireshark_packet_dect
Authors
- Matteo Cantoni <goony[at]nothink.org>
Version
This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.1.24-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.
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