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.
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
Find out more about CVE-2014-6429 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
| Base Score | 4.4 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Local |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
Find out more about Red Hat support for the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (wireshark) | RHSA-2014:1676 | 2014-10-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 (wireshark) | RHSA-2014:1677 | 2014-10-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (wireshark) | RHSA-2014:1676 | 2014-10-21 |
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