CVE-2014-6429
EPSS 1.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-6429
To remediate CVE-2014-6429, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-6429 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 1.9%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1