Vulnerability Details : CVE-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 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.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2014-6431
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days: 0.36%
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less: ~ 69 % EPSS Score History EPSS FAQ
CVSS scores for CVE-2014-6431
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source |
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5.0
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
10.0
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2.9
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NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2014-6431
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2014-6431
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http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
RHSA-2014:1676 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.html
Wireshark · wnpa-sec-2014-19 · Sniffer file parser crash
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
[security-announce] SUSE-SU-2014:1221-1: important: Security update for
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https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461
10461 – invalid memory accesses in the SnifferDecompress function
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
openSUSE-SU-2014:1249-1: moderate: wireshark: update to 1.10.10 security
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http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
404 Not Found
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https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2
code.wireshark Code Review - wireshark.git/commitPatch
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http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
RHSA-2014:1677 - Security Advisory - Red Hat Customer Portal
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http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3049-1 wireshark
Products affected by CVE-2014-6431
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*