CVE-2014-6426

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2014-08-14
CWE:
CWE-835
Bugzilla:
1142606: CVE-2014-6426 wireshark: HIP dissector infinite loop (wnpa-sec-2014-16)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

The dissect_hip_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-hip.c in the HIP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly handle a NULL tree, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Find out more about CVE-2014-6426 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 4.3
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

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Red Hat Security Errata

Platform Errata Release Date
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (wireshark) RHSA-2014:1676 2014-10-21
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (wireshark) RHSA-2014:1676 2014-10-21

Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Not affected

External References

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