Buffer overflow in Wireshark

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 attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.033 (87.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References