Stack-based buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2014-8713
Published: November 23, 2014 / Updated: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41083
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8713
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector when processing a crafted packet. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger stack-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Affected software
Wireshark
Fedora
wireshark
Fedora
wireshark
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8713
Install update from vendor's website.
wireshark - update to 1.12.2-1.fc21
External References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145658.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00104.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60290
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3076
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71073
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-22.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10552
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=b9988e2bbfc7c6c41ef82c559bd11a8c19170491