Improper Input Validation Affecting wireshark package, versions [,1.8.13)[1.10.0, 1.10.6)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.66% (80th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318108
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed11 Mar 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 11 Mar 2014

CVE-2014-2281  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 1.8.13, 1.10.6 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The nfs_name_snoop_add_name function in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not validate a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted NFS packet.

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