CVE-2014-2299

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 47.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-03-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-119

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.

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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/104199
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126337/Wireshark-1.8.12-1.10.5-wiretap-mpeg.c-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.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.exploit-db.com/exploits/33069
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66066
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907

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