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CVE-2014-4020

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-189 Numeric Errors
Publication date:
18/06/2014
Last modified:
12/04/2025

Description

The dissect_frame function in epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c in the frame metadissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.8 interprets a negative integer as a length value even though it was intended to represent an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.30 MEDIUM
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): Physical

Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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