Stack-based buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2014-8713
Published: November 23, 2014 / Updated: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41083
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8713
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-8713
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- 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