CVE-2014-6429
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 3.05% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 87.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2014-09-20 10:00Z12 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 12:17Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-09-16
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 02831a51b1cc71676351e1e44c5436055046fea03d9abbb313e92bc81a495d6a
05 Affected products
06 References
- linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
- secunia.com61933http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
- lists.opensuse.orgopenSUSE-SU-2014:1249http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
- bugs.wireshark.orghttps://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461
- www.wireshark.orghttp://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1677http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
- rhn.redhat.comRHSA-2014:1676http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-3049http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049
- lists.opensuse.orgSUSE-SU-2014:1221http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
- secunia.com60280http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
- secunia.com60578http://secunia.com/advisories/60578
- linux.oracle.comhttp://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
- code.wireshark.orghttps://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2
- secunia.com61929http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- wireshark Fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- wireshark Fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- wireshark Fixed in 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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