Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2014-2283
Published: March 11, 2014 / Updated: March 24, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41946
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-2014-2283
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows remote attackers to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service (use-after-free error and application crash) via a crafted UMTS Radio Link Control packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2014-2283
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57480
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57489
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2871
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-03.html
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark10
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9730
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9802
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=217293ba4a0353bf5d657e74fe8623dd3c86fe08