CVE-2014-8714
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
The dissect_write_structured_field function in epan/dissectors/packet-tn5250.c in the TN5250 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) 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 | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2 |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.0 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.1 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.2 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.3 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.4 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.5 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.6 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.7 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.8 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.9 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.10.10 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.0 | |
| wireshark | wireshark | 1.12.1 | |
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145658.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00104.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60231
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60290
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3076
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71072
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-23.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10596
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=1463db37d9bbc9cd532afdf2817caaf8eb367831
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bc2726578156f3608960fc65ce1f691639e6addc
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8714
CWEs
CWE-399
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
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