Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark-gnome package, versions <0:1.0.15-5.0.1.el5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.6% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE5-WIRESHARKGNOME-2469692
  • published10 Apr 2022
  • disclosed6 Jun 2011

Introduced: 6 Jun 2011

CVE-2011-1959  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:5 wireshark-gnome to version 0:1.0.15-5.0.1.el5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2013-0125.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark-gnome package and not the wireshark-gnome package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:5 relevant fixed versions and status.

The snoop_read function in wiretap/snoop.c in Wireshark 1.2.x before 1.2.17 and 1.4.x before 1.4.7 does not properly handle certain virtualizable buffers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large length value in a snoop file that triggers a stack-based buffer over-read.

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