Off-by-one Error Affecting wireshark package, versions <0:1.10.14-7.el7


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.21% (59th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-WIRESHARK-7997221
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed4 Mar 2015

Introduced: 4 Mar 2015

CVE-2015-2189  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-193  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 wireshark to version 0:1.10.14-7.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2393.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

Off-by-one error in the pcapng_read function in wiretap/pcapng.c in the pcapng file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.13 and 1.12.x before 1.12.4 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via an invalid Interface Statistics Block (ISB) interface ID in a crafted packet.

CVSS Scores

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