Multiple vulnerabilities in Wireshark
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2014-5161 CVE-2014-5162 CVE-2014-5163 CVE-2014-5164 CVE-2014-5165 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
Wireshark Server applications / IDS/IPS systems, Firewalls and proxy servers |
| Vendor | Wireshark.org |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU41428
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5161
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_log function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c in the IrDA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip ' ' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWireshark: 1.10.0 - 1.10.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
2) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU41429
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5162
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The read_new_line function in wiretap/catapult_dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip ' ' and ' ' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (off-by-one buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWireshark: 1.10.0 - 1.10.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
3) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU41430
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5163
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The APN decode functionality in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c in the GTP and GSM Management dissectors in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not completely initialize a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWireshark: 1.10.0 - 1.10.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-09.html
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10216
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=3fc441e7a5008640c68ec985e669d5092414a519
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=dd7134d907350ccc574cdec596f4162860912bb9
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU41431
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5164
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The rlc_decode_li function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 initializes a certain structure member only after this member is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWireshark: 1.10.0 - 1.10.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-10.html
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9795
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=ba6eb5c72ffe82ca0e51c7083240975a5b118ad2
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU41432
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-5165
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_ber_constrained_bitstring function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly validate padding values, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
MitigationInstall update from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsWireshark: 1.10.0 - 1.10.8
CPE2.3 External linkshttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-11.html
http://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10187
http://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=17a552666b50896a9b9dde8ee6a1052e7f9a622e
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?
The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected application in order to exploit this vulnerability.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
