CVE-2014-6429 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1. Specifically, the SnifferDecompress function in the DOS Sniffer file parser fails to properly handle empty input data, leading to an application crash when processing a specially crafted file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.0, indicating a medium severity, and can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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