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CVE-2014-6426

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2014-09-20 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-399

Description

The dissect_hip_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-hip.c in the HIP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly handle a NULL tree, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

• Wireshark Foundation Wireshark: 1.12.0

References

• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-16.html
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9e5021fe79973d00ddd8fcef0bbefbaae63dd0f
• http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
• http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-16.html
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=d9e5021fe79973d00ddd8fcef0bbefbaae63dd0f

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