CVE-2014-4020
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CVE-2014-4020
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.
Exploit probability
1.4%
Published
June 18, 2014
Required by
Not available
Last source change
April 16, 2026
03 / CONNECTIONS
Connected vulnerabilities
04 / EVIDENCE
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CVE-2014-4020
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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.
05 / REFERENCES
Further evidence
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-06/msg00049.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-07.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10030
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9999
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=beb119f911a698d44f4baa06d888bb1e775983bc