CVE-2014-5164
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 |
References
- http://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
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9795
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ba6eb5c72ffe82ca0e51c7083240975a5b118ad2
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5164
CWEs
CWE-119
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.