Resource Management Errors Affecting wireshark package, versions [,1.10.11)[1.12.0, 1.12.2)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.36% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318560
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed23 Nov 2014
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 23 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-8712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-399  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 1.10.11, 1.12.2 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Resource Management Errors. The build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

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