Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2014-6427

Off-by-one error in the is_rtsp_request_or_reply function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtsp.c in the RTSP 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 (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers parsing of a token located one position beyond the current position.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.034 (87.5th 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)

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