CVE-2014-2281

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-20

Description

The nfs_name_snoop_add_name function in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not validate a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted NFS packet.

Affected products

Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2, 1.8.3, 1.8.4, 1.8.5 (+13)

References

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c?r1=54875&r2=54874&pathrev=54875
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=54875
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57480
http://secunia.com/advisories/57489
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2871
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-01.html
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark10

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