CVE-2014-2282

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2014-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

Description

The dissect_protocol_data_parameter function in epan/dissectors/packet-m3ua.c in the M3UA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SS7 MTP3 packet.

Affected products

Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5

References

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-m3ua.c?r1=51608&r2=51607&pathrev=51608
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=51608
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57480
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-02.html
https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark10
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9699
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-m3ua.c?r1=51608&r2=51607&pathrev=51608
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=51608
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/57480

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