NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting wireshark package, versions <2.6.8-1~ubuntu14.04.0~esm1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.55% (78th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-WIRESHARK-346622
  • published28 Feb 2019
  • disclosed28 Feb 2019

Introduced: 28 Feb 2019

CVE-2019-9214  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 wireshark to version 2.6.8-1ubuntu14.04.0esm1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

In Wireshark 2.4.0 to 2.4.12 and 2.6.0 to 2.6.6, the RPCAP dissector could crash. This was addressed in epan/dissectors/packet-rpcap.c by avoiding an attempted dereference of a NULL conversation.