CVE-2014-6428
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The dissect_spdu function in epan/dissectors/packet-ses.c in the SES dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not initialize a certain ID value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Find out more about CVE-2014-6428 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 5 (wireshark) | RHSA-2014:1677 | 2014-10-21 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 (wireshark) | RHSA-2014:1676 | 2014-10-21 |
External References
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