CVE-2014-6429

Description

The SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the DOS Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly handle empty input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.87% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
http://secunia.com/advisories/61933 third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html vendor advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html vendor advisory
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049 vendor advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60280 third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/60578 third party advisory
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2
http://secunia.com/advisories/61929 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-6429?
CVE-2014-6429 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-6429?
To fix CVE-2014-6429, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-6429 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-6429 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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