Out-of-bounds Read Affecting wireshark package, versions <0:1.10.14-24.amzn2


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.45% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-WIRESHARK-1680600
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed19 Jul 2018

Introduced: 19 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-14340  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 wireshark to version 0:1.10.14-24.amzn2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2020-1438.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.6.0 to 2.6.1, 2.4.0 to 2.4.7, and 2.2.0 to 2.2.15, dissectors that support zlib decompression could crash. This was addressed in epan/tvbuff_zlib.c by rejecting negative lengths to avoid a buffer over-read.