CVE-2014-6431
published 2014-09-20CVE-2014-6431: Buffer overflow in 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…
PriorityP425medium5CVSS 2.0
AVNACLAuNCNINAP
EPSS
3.41%
87.5th percentile
Buffer overflow in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file that triggers writes of uncompressed bytes beyond the end of the output buffer.
Affected
16 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | wireshark | < wireshark 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 (bookworm) | wireshark 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 (bookworm) |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | — | — |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 |
| wireshark | wireshark | >= 0 < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.0MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.0MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.0MEDIUM
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Red Hat
wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)
vendor_redhat·2014-09-10·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2014-6431 [MEDIUM] wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)
wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)
Buffer overflow in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file that triggers writes of uncompressed bytes beyond the end of the output buffer.
Debian
CVE-2014-6431: wireshark - Buffer overflow in the SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the ...
vendor_debian·2014·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2014-6431 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-6431: wireshark - Buffer overflow in the SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the ...
Buffer overflow in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file that triggers writes of uncompressed bytes beyond the end of the output buffer.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1)
GHSA
GHSA-92p5-pxx8-rcmg: Buffer overflow in the SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-17
CVE-2014-6431 [MEDIUM] CWE-119 GHSA-92p5-pxx8-rcmg: Buffer overflow in the SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer
Buffer overflow in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file that triggers writes of uncompressed bytes beyond the end of the output buffer.
OSV
CVE-2014-6431: Buffer overflow in the SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer
osv·2014-09-20·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2014-6431 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-6431: Buffer overflow in the SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer
Buffer overflow in 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 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file that triggers writes of uncompressed bytes beyond the end of the output buffer.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-6429 CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6432 wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)
bugzilla·2014-09-17·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2014-6429 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-6429 CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6432 wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)
CVE-2014-6429 CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6432 wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)
A flaw was reported in Wireshark's DOS Sniffer file parser. It may be possible to make Wireshark crash or execute arbitrary code by convincing someone to read a malformed packet trace file.
This is reported to affect Wireshark versions 1.12.0, and 1.10.0 to 1.10.9. It is fixed in versions 1.12.1 and 1.10.10.
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461
The version of Wireshark in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6 is older than 1.10.x, and should not be affected. The version of Wireshark in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 is affected.
External References:
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.html
Discussion:
Created wireshark tracking bugs for this
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6421 CVE-2014-6422 CVE-2014-6423 CVE-2014-6424 CVE-2014-6432 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6427 CVE-2014-6428 CVE-2014-6429 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2014-09-17·CVSS 5.0
CVE-2014-6430 [MEDIUM] CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6421 CVE-2014-6422 CVE-2014-6423 CVE-2014-6424 CVE-2014-6432 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6427 CVE-2014-6428 CVE-2014-6429 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6421 CVE-2014-6422 CVE-2014-6423 CVE-2014-6424 CVE-2014-6432 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6427 CVE-2014-6428 CVE-2014-6429 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]
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http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/60280http://secunia.com/advisories/60578http://secunia.com/advisories/61929http://secunia.com/advisories/61933http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.htmlhttp://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.htmlhttp://secunia.com/advisories/60280http://secunia.com/advisories/60578http://secunia.com/advisories/61929http://secunia.com/advisories/61933http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.htmlhttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2
2014-09-20
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