CVE-2014-8712 — Wireshark vulnerability

CWE-3997 documents6 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 25.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedNov 23
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark13 versions+12

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-43xh-764p-9whg: The build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2014-8712: The build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222↗2014-11-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: NCP dissector crashes (wnpa-sec-2014-22)↗2014-10-09
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Debian
CVE-2014-8712: wireshark - The build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP ...↗2014
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-8710 CVE-2014-8711 CVE-2014-8712 CVE-2014-8713 CVE-2014-8714 wireshark: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2014-11-13
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Bugzilla
CVE-2014-8712 CVE-2014-8713 wireshark: NCP dissector crashes (wnpa-sec-2014-22)↗2014-11-13
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