CVE-2014-4020 | BDVDB-2026-62245 Detail
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#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10030
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9999
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00049.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=beb119f911a698d44f4baa06d888bb1e775983bc
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-07.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.