ghsa-6fh4-q257-5pm4
Vulnerability from github
Published
2022-05-17 04:29
Modified
2025-04-12 12:38
Details

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 validate bitmask data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

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{
  "affected": [],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2014-6430"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2014-09-20T10:55:00Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "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 validate bitmask data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.",
  "id": "GHSA-6fh4-q257-5pm4",
  "modified": "2025-04-12T12:38:22Z",
  "published": "2022-05-17T04:29:54Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-6430"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10461"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=47c592938ba9f0caeacc4c2ccadb370e72f293a2"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/60280"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/60578"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61929"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/61933"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-19.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": []
}


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