CVE-2014-6429
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CVE-2014-6429 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 3.06% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
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.
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Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.0 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.1 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.2 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.3 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.4 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.5 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.6 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.7 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.8 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.10.9 |
| Wireshark | Wireshark | 1.12.0 |
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- Status
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