CVE-2014-5165
EPSS 0.35%
Description
The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly validate padding values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
How to fix CVE-2014-5165
To remediate CVE-2014-5165, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-5165 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1