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…

published September 20, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
3%
Percentile
87.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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 remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.03058 · 87.4th percentile
Published
2014-09-20T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 20 SEP 10:00Z
    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…
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