The ngsniffer_process_record function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.9 and 2.0.x before 2.0.1 does not validate the relationships between record lengths and record header lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and application crash) via a crafted file.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade wireshark | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade wireshark | Mar 8, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | Update F5 BIG-IP to the latest version | Jun 17, 2026 | Jun 24, 2016 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-analyzer/wireshark. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/wireshark-common to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade diagnostic/wireshark/tshark to version 1.12.9-0.175.3.5.0.4.0 on Solaris 11.3 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Dec 29, 2015 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libwsutil8Upgrade libwireshark9Upgrade libwireshark13Upgrade libwsutil11Upgrade wiresharkUpgrade libwireshark8Upgrade libwscodecs1Upgrade wireshark-develUpgrade wireshark-ui-qtUpgrade libwsutil7Upgrade libwiretap7Upgrade libwiretap10Upgrade libwiretap6Upgrade wireshark-gtk | Feb 2, 2016 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade wireshark | Nov 19, 2024 | Jan 4, 2016 |
| Wireshark | — | Upgrade to Wireshark version 2.0.1Upgrade to Wireshark version 1.12.9 | Oct 4, 2017 | Jan 4, 2016 |
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