FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37) - Nessus

High Plugin ID: 44429

This page contains detailed information about the FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37) Nessus plugin including available exploits and PoCs found on GitHub, in Metasploit or Exploit-DB for verifying of this vulnerability.

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Plugin Overview
Vulnerability Information

Synopsis
Description
Solution

Public Exploits
Risk Information
Plugin Source
How to Run
References
Version

Plugin Overview

ID: 44429
Name: FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37)
Filename: freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl
Vulnerability Published: 2010-01-27
This Plugin Published: 2010-02-10
Last Modification Time: 2021-01-06
Plugin Version: 1.14
Plugin Type: local
Plugin Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Dependencies: ssh_get_info.nasl
Required KB Items [?]: Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/local_checks_enabled

Vulnerability Information

Severity: High
Vulnerability Published: 2010-01-27
Patch Published: 2010-02-10
CVE [?]: CVE-2010-0304
CPE [?]: cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wireshark, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wireshark-lite

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.

Description

Wireshark project reports :

Babi discovered several buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector.

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash remotely or by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

Public Exploits

Target Network Port(s): N/A
Target Asset(s): N/A
Exploit Available: True (Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB, Immunity Canvas, Core Impact)
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Here's the list of publicly known exploits and PoCs for verifying the FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37) vulnerability:

Metasploit: exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname_loop
[Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (loop)]
Metasploit: exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
[Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow]
Exploit-DB: exploits/linux/remote/16289.rb
[EDB-16289: Wireshark - LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (Metasploit)]
Exploit-DB: exploits/multiple/remote/16292.rb
[EDB-16292: Wireshark - LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (Loop) (Metasploit)]
Immunity Canvas: White_Phosphorus

Before running any exploit against any system, make sure you are authorized by the owner of the target system(s) to perform such activity. In any other case, this would be considered as an illegal activity.

WARNING: Beware of using unverified exploits from sources such as GitHub or Exploit-DB. These exploits and PoCs could contain malware. For more information, see how to use exploits safely.

Risk Information

CVSS V2 Vector [?]: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Base Score:	7.5 (High)
Impact Subscore:	6.4
Exploitability Subscore:	10.0
CVSS Temporal Score:	NA (None)
CVSS Environmental Score:	NA (None)
Modified Impact Subscore:	NA
Overall CVSS Score:	7.5 (High)

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Plugin Source

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were  
# extracted from the FreeBSD VuXML database :
#
# Copyright 2003-2018 Jacques Vidrine and contributors
#
# Redistribution and use in source (VuXML) and 'compiled' forms (SGML,
# HTML, PDF, PostScript, RTF and so forth) with or without modification,
# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
# 1. Redistributions of source code (VuXML) must retain the above
#    copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following
#    disclaimer as the first lines of this file unmodified.
# 2. Redistributions in compiled form (transformed to other DTDs,
#    published online in any format, converted to PDF, PostScript,
#    RTF and other formats) must reproduce the above copyright
#    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
#    in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
#    distribution.
# 
# THIS DOCUMENTATION IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS"
# AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
# THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
# PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS
# BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY,
# OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT
# OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR
# BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY,
# WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE
# OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS DOCUMENTATION,
# EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(44429);
  script_version("1.14");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2021/01/06");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2010-0304");
  script_xref(name:"Secunia", value:"38257");

  script_name(english:"FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37)");
  script_summary(english:"Checks for updated packages in pkg_info output");

  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"synopsis", 
    value:
"The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related
updates."
  );
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"description", 
    value:
"Wireshark project reports :

Babi discovered several buffer overflows in the LWRES dissector.

It may be possible to make Wireshark crash remotely or by convincing
someone to read a malformed packet trace file."
  );
  # http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2010-02.html"
  );
  # https://vuxml.freebsd.org/freebsd/bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37.html
  script_set_attribute(
    attribute:"see_also",
    value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?ed6a077f"
  );
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:"Update the affected packages.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"Exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_core", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"metasploit_name", value:'Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow (loop)');
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_metasploit", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_framework_canvas", value:"true");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"canvas_package", value:'White_Phosphorus');
  script_cwe_id(119);

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wireshark");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:wireshark-lite");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2010/01/27");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2010/02/10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2010/02/10");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2010-2021 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");
  script_family(english:"FreeBSD Local Security Checks");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/FreeBSD/release", "Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info");

  exit(0);
}


include("audit.inc");
include("freebsd_package.inc");


if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/release")) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "FreeBSD");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);


flag = 0;

if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"wireshark<1.2.6")) flag++;
if (pkg_test(save_report:TRUE, pkg:"wireshark-lite<1.2.6")) flag++;

if (flag)
{
  if (report_verbosity > 0) security_hole(port:0, extra:pkg_report_get());
  else security_hole(0);
  exit(0);
}
else audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, "affected");

The latest version of this script can be found in these locations depending on your platform:

Linux / Unix:
/opt/nessus/lib/nessus/plugins/freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl
Windows:
C:\ProgramData\Tenable\Nessus\nessus\plugins\freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl
Mac OS X:
/Library/Nessus/run/lib/nessus/plugins/freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl

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How to Run

Here is how to run the FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37) as a standalone plugin via the Nessus web user interface (https://localhost:8834/):

Click to start a New Scan.
Select Advanced Scan.
Navigate to the Plugins tab.
On the top right corner click to Disable All plugins.
On the left side table select FreeBSD Local Security Checks plugin family.
On the right side table select FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37) plugin ID 44429.
Specify the target on the Settings tab and click to Save the scan.
Run the scan.

Here are a few examples of how to run the plugin in the command line. Note that the examples below demonstrate the usage on the Linux / Unix platform.

Basic usage:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with audit trail message on the console:

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -a freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with trace script execution written to the console (useful for debugging):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -T - freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

Run the plugin with using a state file for the target and updating it (useful for running multiple plugins on the target):

/opt/nessus/bin/nasl -K /tmp/state freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl -t <IP/HOST>

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References

Secunia Advisory:

38257

CWE | Common Weakness Enumeration:

CWE-119 (Weakness) Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

See also:

Similar and related Nessus plugins:

45594 - CentOS 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (CESA-2010:0360)
44847 - Debian DSA-1983-1 : wireshark - several vulnerabilities
47316 - Fedora 12 : wireshark-1.2.6-1.fc12 (2010-3556)
68032 - Oracle Linux 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (ELSA-2010-0360)
46301 - RHEL 3 / 4 / 5 : wireshark (RHSA-2010:0360)
60785 - Scientific Linux Security Update : wireshark on SL3.x, SL4.x, SL5.x i386/x86_64
45072 - openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-1900)
45074 - openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-1900)
45076 - openSUSE Security Update : wireshark (wireshark-1900)
51635 - SuSE 11 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 2082)
45077 - SuSE 11 Security Update : wireshark (SAT Patch Number 2082)
45070 - SuSE9 Security Update : ethereal (YOU Patch Number 12593)
45078 - SuSE 10 Security Update : ethereal (ZYPP Patch Number 6889)
49846 - SuSE 10 Security Update : ethereal (ZYPP Patch Number 6890)
44338 - Wireshark / Ethereal Dissector LWRES Multiple Buffer Overflows

Version

This page has been produced using Nessus Professional 10.1.2 (#68) LINUX, Plugin set 202205072148.
Plugin file freebsd_pkg_bb0a879515dc11dfbf0a002170daae37.nasl version 1.14. For more plugins, visit the Nessus Plugin Library.

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FreeBSD : wireshark -- LWRES vulnerability (bb0a8795-15dc-11df-bf0a-002170daae37) - Nessus

Plugin Overview

Vulnerability Information

Synopsis

Description

Solution

Public Exploits

Risk Information

Plugin Source

How to Run

References

Version

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