Security Advisory
CVE-2014-6430
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Vulnerability Description
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.
Published Date
September 20, 2014
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory