Vulnerability Name:

CCN-102794

Published:2015-04-27
Updated:2015-04-27
Summary:Wireshark is vulnerable to a buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking whne processing malicious packets. By sending an overly long string argument, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
CVSS v3 Severity:7.3 High (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:7.5 High (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
6.4 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v2 Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:U/RC:UR)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Network
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Access
References:Source: CCN
Type: Wireshark Web site
Wireshark

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
wireshark-packet-bo(102794)

Source: EXPLOIT-DB
Type: EXPLOIT
Offensive Security Exploit Database [04-27-2015]

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    wireshark wireshark 1.12.4