The SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the DOS Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly handle empty input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-devel | Dec 1, 2016 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Jul 30, 2024 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Sep 17, 2015 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.10.10-0.175.2.4.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.10.10-0.175.2.4.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.10.10-0.175.2.4.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.2 | May 29, 2017 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade wireshark-gnomeUpgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-devel | Oct 16, 2024 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-ui-qt | Dec 18, 2015 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Sep 20, 2014 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.1Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.10.10 | Oct 4, 2017 | Sep 20, 2014 |
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