Resource management error in Wireshark - CVE-2014-6426
Published: September 20, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41297
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-2014-6426
CWE-ID: CWE-399
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 non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_hip_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-hip.c in the HIP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly handle a NULL tree, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-6426
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-16.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=d9e5021fe79973d00ddd8fcef0bbefbaae63dd0f