Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer. It is used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

Multiple flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2014-6429, CVE-2014-6430, CVE-2014-6431, CVE-2014-6432)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2014-6421, CVE-2014-6422, CVE-2014-6423, CVE-2014-6425, CVE-2014-6428)

All wireshark users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RHSA-2014:1676 advisory.

    Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer. It is used to capture and browse     the traffic running on a computer network.

    Multiple flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed     packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or,     possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
    (CVE-2014-6429, CVE-2014-6430, CVE-2014-6431, CVE-2014-6432)

    Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could     crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or     opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2014-6421, CVE-2014-6422, CVE-2014-6423,     CVE-2014-6424, CVE-2014-6425, CVE-2014-6426, CVE-2014-6427, CVE-2014-6428)

    All wireshark users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which     contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances     of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Red Hat Enterprise Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Multiple flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2014-6429 , CVE-2014-6430 , CVE-2014-6431 , CVE-2014-6432)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2014-6421 , CVE-2014-6422 , CVE-2014-6423 , CVE-2014-6424 , CVE-2014-6425 , CVE-2014-6426 , CVE-2014-6427 , CVE-2014-6428)

The installed version of Wireshark is version 1.12.x prior to 1.12.1.
It is, therefore, affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Errors exist in the following dissectors that can cause     the application to crash :

    - CUPS (CVE-2014-6425)
    - HIP (CVE-2014-6426)
    - MEGACO (CVE-2014-6423)
    - Netflow (CVE-2014-6424)
    - RTSP (CVE-2014-6427)
    - SES (CVE-2014-6428)

  - Unspecified errors exist related to file parsing that     can cause the parser to crash. (CVE-2014-6429,     CVE-2014-6430, CVE-2014-6431, CVE-2014-6432)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

The remote Oracle Linux 5 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1677 advisory.

    [1.0.15-7.0.1.el5]
    - Added oracle-ocfs2-network.patch
    - increase max packet size to 65536 (Herbert van den Bergh) [orabug 13542633]

    [1.0.15-7]
    - security patches
    - Resolves: CVE-2014-6421                 CVE-2014-6423                 CVE-2014-6425                 CVE-2014-6428                 CVE-2014-6429

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Updated wireshark packages that fix multiple security issues are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having Moderate security impact. Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base scores, which give detailed severity ratings, are available for each vulnerability from the CVE links in the References section.

Wireshark is a network protocol analyzer. It is used to capture and browse the traffic running on a computer network.

Multiple flaws were found in Wireshark. If Wireshark read a malformed packet off a network or opened a malicious dump file, it could crash or, possibly, execute arbitrary code as the user running Wireshark.
(CVE-2014-6429, CVE-2014-6430, CVE-2014-6431, CVE-2014-6432)

Several denial of service flaws were found in Wireshark. Wireshark could crash or stop responding if it read a malformed packet off a network, or opened a malicious dump file. (CVE-2014-6421, CVE-2014-6422, CVE-2014-6423, CVE-2014-6424, CVE-2014-6425, CVE-2014-6426, CVE-2014-6427, CVE-2014-6428)

All wireshark users are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues. All running instances of Wireshark must be restarted for the update to take effect.

The remote Oracle Linux 6 / 7 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ELSA-2014-1676 advisory.

    [1.10.3-12.0.1.el7]
    - Add oracle-ocfs2-network.patch to allow disassembly of OCFS2 interconnect

    [1.10.3-12]
    - security patches
    - Related: #1148266

    [1.10.3-11]
    - security patches
    - Resolves: CVE-2014-6421                 CVE-2014-6423                 CVE-2014-6424                 CVE-2014-6425                 CVE-2014-6426                 CVE-2014-6427                 CVE-2014-6428                 CVE-2014-6429

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Oracle Linux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

CVE-2014-6423 The tvb_raw_text_add function in epan/dissectors/packet-megaco.c in the MEGACO dissector 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 (infinite loop) via an empty line./

CVE-2014-6425 The (1) get_quoted_string and (2) get_unquoted_string functions in epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c in the CUPS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a CUPS packet that lacks a trailing '\0' character.

CVE-2014-6428 The dissect_spdu function in epan/dissectors/packet-ses.c in the SES dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not initialize a certain ID value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

CVE-2014-6429 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 does not properly handle empty input data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

CVE-2014-6430 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 does not validate bitmask data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

CVE-2014-6431 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.

CVE-2014-6432 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 does not prevent data overwrites during copy operations, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

The remote MiracleLinux 3 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the AXSA:2014-725:02 advisory.

    Description :
    Wireshark is a network traffic analyzer for Unix-ish operating systems.
    This package lays base for libpcap, a packet capture and filtering     library, contains command-line utilities, contains plugins and     documentation for wireshark. A graphical user interface is packaged     separately to GTK+ package.
    Security issues fixed with this release:
    CVE-2014-6421     Use-after-free vulnerability in the SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that leverages split     memory ownership between the SDP and RTP dissectors.
    CVE-2014-6422     The SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 creates duplicate hashtables for a media channel,     which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet to the     RTP dissector.
    CVE-2014-6423     The tvb_raw_text_add function in epan/dissectors/packet-megaco.c in the MEGACO dissector 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     (infinite loop) via an empty line.
    CVE-2014-6425     The (1) get_quoted_string and (2) get_unquoted_string functions in epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c in the     CUPS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (buffer over-read and application crash) via a CUPS packet that lacks a trailing '\0' character.
    CVE-2014-6428     The dissect_spdu function in epan/dissectors/packet-ses.c in the SES dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before     1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not initialize a certain ID value, which allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
    CVE-2014-6429     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 does not properly handle empty input data, which allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
    CVE-2014-6430     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 does not validate bitmask data, which allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.
    CVE-2014-6431     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.
    CVE-2014-6432     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 does not prevent data overwrites during copy operations, which     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted file.

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the MiracleLinux security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
78609	CentOS 5 : wireshark (CESA-2014:1677)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	10/22/2014	1/4/2021	medium
78620	RHEL 6 / 7 : wireshark (RHSA-2014:1676)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	10/22/2014	4/15/2025	high
78621	RHEL 5 : wireshark (RHSA-2014:1677)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	10/22/2014	1/14/2021	medium
79295	Amazon Linux AMI : wireshark (ALAS-2014-446)	Nessus	Amazon Linux Local Security Checks	11/18/2014	4/18/2018	medium
77732	Wireshark 1.12.x < 1.12.1 Multiple DoS Vulnerabilities	Nessus	Windows	9/17/2014	3/30/2026	medium
78640	Oracle Linux 5 : wireshark (ELSA-2014-1677)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	10/23/2014	4/29/2025	high
78608	CentOS 6 / 7 : wireshark (CESA-2014:1676)	Nessus	CentOS Local Security Checks	10/22/2014	1/4/2021	medium
78619	Oracle Linux 6 / 7 : wireshark (ELSA-2014-1676)	Nessus	Oracle Linux Local Security Checks	10/22/2014	11/1/2024	high
84627	F5 Networks BIG-IP : Multiple Wireshark vulnerabilities (K16940)	Nessus	F5 Networks Local Security Checks	7/9/2015	3/10/2021	medium
289855	MiracleLinux 3 : wireshark-1.0.15-7.0.1.AXS3 (AXSA:2014-725:02)	Nessus	Miracle Linux Local Security Checks	1/16/2026	1/16/2026	high

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