The netmonrec_comment_destroy function in wiretap/netmon.c in Wireshark through 2.4.4 performs a free operation on an uninitialized memory address, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly have unspecified other impact.
Weakness
The product attempts to return a memory resource to the system, but it calls the wrong release function or calls the appropriate release function incorrectly.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | * | 2.4.4 (including) |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | artful | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | bionic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | esm-apps/bionic | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | esm-infra-legacy/trusty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | trusty/esm | * |
| Wireshark | Ubuntu | xenial | * |
Extended Description
This weakness can take several forms, such as:
Potential Mitigations
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
- For example, glibc in Linux provides protection against free of invalid pointers.
References
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=14397
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/25660/2/wiretap/netmon.c
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=28960d79cca262ac6b974f339697b299a1e28fef