CVE-2014-6431
wireshark: DOS Sniffer file parser flaw (wnpa-sec-2014-19)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · September 10, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Buffer overflow in the SnifferDecompress function in wiretap/ngsniffer.c in the DOS Sniffer file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file that triggers writes of uncompressed bytes beyond the end of the output buffer.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.4AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE not specified