Improper Input Validation Affecting wireshark package, versions <0:1.10.14-24.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
3.45% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-WIRESHARK-8008380
  • published17 Sept 2024
  • disclosed18 Jul 2018

Introduced: 18 Jul 2018

CVE-2018-14340  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 wireshark to version 0:1.10.14-24.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2020:1047.

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.

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.