Resource Management Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions [,1.12.1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.38% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318335
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed20 Sept 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 20 Sep 2014

CVE-2014-6426  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 1.12.1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. The dissect_hip_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-hip.c in the HIP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly handle a NULL tree, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

CVSS Scores

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