Wireshark LDAP Dissector DOS - Metasploit


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Module Overview

Name: Wireshark LDAP Dissector DOS
Module: auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap
Source code: modules/auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap.rb
Disclosure date: 2008-03-28
Last modification time: 2017-07-24 06:26:21 +0000
Supported architecture(s): -
Supported platform(s): -
Target service / protocol: -
Target network port(s): 389
List of CVEs: CVE-2008-1562

The LDAP dissector in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

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/ldap
msf auxiliary(ldap) > show targets
    ... a list of targets ...
msf auxiliary(ldap) > set TARGET target-id
msf auxiliary(ldap) > show options
    ... show and set options ...
msf auxiliary(ldap) > 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/ldap auxiliary module looks in the msfconsole:

msf6 > use auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap

msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/ldap) > show info

       Name: Wireshark LDAP Dissector DOS
     Module: auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap
    License: Metasploit Framework License (BSD)
       Rank: Normal
  Disclosed: 2008-03-28

Provided by:
  MC <[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>'
  RPORT      389              yes       The destination port
  SHOST                       no        This option can be used to specify a spoofed source address
  SNAPLEN    65535            yes       The number of bytes to capture
  TIMEOUT    500              yes       The number of seconds to wait for new data

Description:
  The LDAP dissector in Wireshark 0.99.2 through 0.99.8 allows remote 
  attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a 
  malformed packet.

References:
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1562
  OSVDB (43840)

Module Options

This is a complete list of options available in the dos/wireshark/ldap auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/ldap) > show options

Module options (auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap):

   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>'
   RPORT      389              yes       The destination port
   SHOST                       no        This option can be used to specify a spoofed source address
   SNAPLEN    65535            yes       The number of bytes to capture
   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/ldap auxiliary module:

msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/ldap) > show advanced

Module advanced options (auxiliary/dos/wireshark/ldap):

   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/ldap module can do:

msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/ldap) > show actions

Auxiliary actions:

   Name  Description
   ----  -----------

Evasion Options

Here is the full list of possible evasion options supported by the dos/wireshark/ldap auxiliary module in order to evade defenses (e.g. Antivirus, EDR, Firewall, NIDS etc.):

msf6 auxiliary(dos/wireshark/ldap) > show evasion

Module evasion options:

   Name  Current Setting  Required  Description
   ----  ---------------  --------  -----------

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References

See Also

Check also the following modules related to this module:

Authors

  • MC

Version

This page has been produced using Metasploit Framework version 6.2.29-dev. For more modules, visit the Metasploit Module Library.

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