Stack Buffer Overflow — AMR-NB Bandwidth-Efficient Codec Decoder
## Summary
When Wireshark decodes an AMR-NB audio stream in bandwidth-efficient mode (RFC 4867 §4.3) and the RTP payload contains a frame encoded in mode 7 (AMR 12.2 kbps), the function codec_amr_decode() writes one byte past the end of a 32-byte stack buffer named aligned. The written byte is derived from attacker-controlled packet data. An attacker who can arrange for a victim to open a crafted PCAP file and play its RTP stream can use this primitive to corrupt adjacent stack variables, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
## AI assistance
Yes, for analysis after crash found.
## Sample capture file
[amrnb_oob.pcap](/uploads/de596e021cfa2e5d5c39e37420b170f3/amrnb_oob.pcap)
## Steps to reproduce
1. Load the pcap with wireshark
2. Go to menu `Telephony` -> VoIP Calls
3. Click on the stream and then `Play Streams` -> Wireshark crashes
## What is the current bug behavior?
Wireshark crashes immediatly.
```
Triggered by Thread: 0, Dispatch Queue: com.apple.main-thread
Exception Type: EXC_CRASH (SIGABRT)
Exception Codes: 0x0000000000000000, 0x0000000000000000
Termination Reason: Namespace SIGNAL, Code 6, Abort trap: 6
Terminating Process: Wireshark [52670]
Application Specific Information:
stack buffer overflow
Thread 0 Crashed:: Dispatch queue: com.apple.main-thread
0 libsystem_kernel.dylib 0x18b6695b0 __pthread_kill + 8
1 libsystem_pthread.dylib 0x18b6a3888 pthread_kill + 296
2 libsystem_c.dylib 0x18b5a88e0 __abort + 132
3 libsystem_c.dylib 0x18b59926c __stack_chk_fail + 96
4 amrnb.so 0x1104a7e9c codec_amr_decode + 1092
5 Wireshark 0x102814298 decode_rtp_packet_payload + 144
6 Wireshark 0x102541cec RtpAudioStream::decodeAudio(QAudioDevice) + 548
7 Wireshark 0x102541a78 RtpAudioStream::decode(QAudioDevice) + 92
8 Wireshark 0x10254ca14 RtpPlayerDialog::rescanPackets(bool) + 784
9 Wireshark 0x10254bf70 RtpPlayerDialog::retapPackets() + 932
10 QtCore 0x105700b50 QObject::event(QEvent*) + 672
11 QtWidgets 0x104507944 QWidget::event(QEvent*) + 3156
12 QtWidgets 0x1044b9570 QApplicationPrivate::notify_helper(QObject*, QEvent*) + 332
13 QtWidgets 0x1044bafcc QApplication::notify(QObject*, QEvent*) + 3208
14 QtCore 0x1056b787c QCoreApplication::sendEvent(QObject*, QEvent*) + 172
15 QtCore 0x1056b80fc QCoreApplicationPrivate::sendPostedEvents(QObject*, int, QThreadData*) + 524
16 libqcocoa.dylib 0x105e742f8 0x105e5c000 + 99064
17 libqcocoa.dylib 0x105e75598 0x105e5c000 + 103832
18 CoreFoundation 0x18b742a08 __CFRUNLOOP_IS_CALLING_OUT_TO_A_SOURCE0_PERFORM_FUNCTION__ + 28
19 CoreFoundation 0x18b74299c __CFRunLoopDoSource0 + 172
20 CoreFoundation 0x18b742708 __CFRunLoopDoSources0 + 232
21 CoreFoundation 0x18b741398 __CFRunLoopRun + 820
22 CoreFoundation 0x18b7fbf3c _CFRunLoopRunSpecificWithOptions + 532
23 HIToolbox 0x1982ac790 RunCurrentEventLoopInMode + 316
24 HIToolbox 0x1982afab8 ReceiveNextEventCommon + 488
25 HIToolbox 0x198439b64 _BlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 48
26 AppKit 0x19005e014 _DPSBlockUntilNextEventMatchingListInMode + 236
27 AppKit 0x18fb5be48 _DPSNextEvent + 588
28 AppKit 0x190622f08 -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) _nextEventMatchingEventMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 688
29 AppKit 0x190622c14 -[NSApplication(NSEventRouting) nextEventMatchingMask:untilDate:inMode:dequeue:] + 72
30 AppKit 0x18fb54780 -[NSApplication run] + 368
31 libqcocoa.dylib 0x105e72e1c 0x105e5c000 + 93724
32 QtCore 0x1056c0f40 QEventLoop::exec(QFlags<QEventLoop::ProcessEventsFlag>) + 588
33 QtCore 0x1056b758c QCoreApplication::exec() + 228
34 Wireshark 0x1024d9c40 main + 3980
35 dyld 0x18b2d9d54 start + 7184
```
## What is the expected correct behavior?
Wireshark running the RTP stream
## Build information
```
Version 4.6.4 (v4.6.4-0-g93282876538d).
Compile-time info:
Bit width: 64-bit
Compiler: Clang 14.0.3 (clang-1403.0.22.14.1)
GLib: 2.86.3
With:
+automatic updates +nghttp2 1.65.0
+brotli +nghttp3 1.9.0
+Gcrypt 1.11.2 +PCRE2 10.45 2025-02-05
+GnuTLS 3.8.12 and PKCS#11 +Qt 6.9.3
+Kerberos (MIT) +QtMultimedia
+libpcap +Snappy 1.2.2
+libsmi 0.4.8 +Sparkle
+libxml2 2.15.1 +xxhash 0.8.3
+Lua 5.4.7 +zlib 1.2.11
+LZ4 1.10.0 +zlib-ng 2.2.4
+MaxMind +Zstandard 1.5.7
+Minizip-ng 4.0.10
Without:
-POSIX capabilities
Runtime info:
OS: macOS 26.3.1, build 25D2128 (Darwin 25.3.0)
CPU: Apple M4
Memory: 36864 MB of physical memory
GLib: 2.86.3
Locale: LC_TYPE=en_GB.UTF-8
Plugins: supported, 23 loaded
With:
+brotli 1.2.0 +libsmi 0.4.8 +Qt 6.9.3
+c-ares 1.34.6 +LZ4 1.10.0 +xxhash 803
+dark display mode +nghttp2 1.65.0 +zlib 1.2.12
+Gcrypt 1.11.2 +nghttp3 1.9.0 +Zstandard 1.5.7
+GnuTLS 3.8.12 +PCRE2 10.45 2025-02-05
+libpcap 1.10.1 +QPA plugin "cocoa"
Without:
-HiDPI
```
issue
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