CVE-2014-6429

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-09-10
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

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.

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NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	4.4
Vector String:	AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Local
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (wireshark)	ELSA-2014-1677	2014-10-22
Oracle Linux version 6 (wireshark)	ELSA-2014-1676	2014-10-21
Oracle Linux version 7 (wireshark)	ELSA-2014-1676	2014-10-21