CVE-2014-5163
The APN decode functionality in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c in the GTP and GSM Management dissectors in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not completely initialize a certain buffer, which allows remote…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (3.25%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The APN decode functionality in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c in the GTP and GSM Management dissectors in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not completely initialize a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 3.25% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
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-2014-09.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10216Exploit
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3fc441e7a5008640c68ec985e669d5092414a519
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd7134d907350ccc574cdec596f4162860912bb9
- 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-2014-09.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10216Exploit
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3fc441e7a5008640c68ec985e669d5092414a519
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=dd7134d907350ccc574cdec596f4162860912bb9
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.