#VU41544 Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2014-4174 

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#VU41544 Buffer overflow in Wireshark - CVE-2014-4174

Published: June 18, 2014 / Updated: August 10, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU41544
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4174
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Wireshark
Software vendor:
Wireshark.org

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

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.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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