CVE-2014-2299

N/A Unknown
Published: March 11, 2014 Modified: May 06, 2026
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Description

Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large record in MPEG data.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/104199
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126337/Wireshark-1.8.12-1.10.5-wiretap-mpeg.c-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/57480
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/57489
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2871
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33069
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66066
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-04.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9843
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f567435ac7140c96a5de56dbce3d5e7659af4d09
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/104199
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126337/Wireshark-1.8.12-1.10.5-wiretap-mpeg.c-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/57480
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/57489
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2871
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33069
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66066
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-04.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9843
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f567435ac7140c96a5de56dbce3d5e7659af4d09
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
66.9%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

wireshark

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