CVE-2014-6432

Impact:
Moderate
Public Date:
2014-09-10
Bugzilla:
1142602: CVE-2014-6429 CVE-2014-6430 CVE-2014-6431 CVE-2014-6432 wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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 prevent data overwrites during copy operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Find out more about CVE-2014-6432 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score 4.4
Base Metrics AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
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

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