#VU41086 Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2014-8711
Vulnerability identifier: #VU41086
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Server applications /
IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
Multiple integer overflows in epan/dissectors/packet-amqp.c in the AMQP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted amqp_0_10 PDU in a packet.
Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Wireshark: 1.10.0 - 1.10.10, 1.12.0 - 1.12.1
External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145658.html
https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00104.html
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html
https://secunia.com/advisories/60231
https://secunia.com/advisories/60290
https://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3076
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71070
https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-21.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10582
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=8def8ef9c40189472a46d9b1ad95289780e09af5
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=8f62bb7cce5a82baa543b14800fd7c12548b497a
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
