CVE-2014-4174
HIGH severity · CVSS 9.3 · Memory corruption
9.3CVSS HIGH
Summary
wiretap/libpcap.c in the libpcap file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file that includes a large packet.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexity—
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impact—
Integrity impact—
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)6%
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Official patch: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.10/wiretap/libpcap.c?r1=53123&r2=53122&pathrev=53123 ↗
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.10/wiretap/libpcap.c?r1=53123&r2=53122&pathrev=53123Patch
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-05.htmlAdvisory
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=53123
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8808
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9390Exploit
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9753Exploit