Wireshark LWRES Dissector getaddrsbyname_request Buffer Overflow
Description
The LWRES dissector in Wireshark version 0.9.15 through 1.0.10 and 1.2.0 through 1.2.5 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This bug found and reported by babi. This particular exploit targets the dissect_getaddrsbyname_request function. Several other functions also contain potentially exploitable stack-based buffer overflows. The Windows version (of 1.2.5 at least) is compiled with /GS, which prevents exploitation via the return address on the stack. Sending a larger string allows exploitation using the SEH bypass method. However, this packet will usually get fragmented, which may cause additional complications. NOTE: The vulnerable code is reached only when the packet dissection is rendered. If the packet is fragmented, all fragments must be captured and reassembled to exploit this issue.
Author(s)
- babi
- jduck <jduck@metasploit.com>
- redsand
Platform
Linux,OSX,Windows
Development
Module Options
To display the available options, load the module within the Metasploit console and run the commands 'show options' or 'show advanced':
msf > use exploit/multi/misc/wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname
msf exploit(wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname) > show targets
...targets...
msf exploit(wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname) > set TARGET < target-id >
msf exploit(wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname) > show options
...show and set options...
msf exploit(wireshark_lwres_getaddrbyname) > exploit
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