CVE-2014-8712 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted NCP packets due to uninitialized data structures, requiring an upgrade to patched versions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-8712?
CVE-2014-8712 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 23 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 does not properly initialize a data structure, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Weakness: CWE-399
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8712?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8712?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-8712 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8712 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8712, GHSA-43xh-764p-9whg, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8712.