CVE-2014-6429

Published: Sep 20, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (11)

Products: Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

Configuration A

11 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.6
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.7
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.8
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.10.9
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.12.0

Related CWEs

Improper Input Validation

The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (28)

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/60280

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/60578

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/61929

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/61933

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/60280

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/60578

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/61929

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/61933

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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