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CVE-2014-2299 Detail

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.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html CVE, MITRE
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html CVE, MITRE
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/104199 CVE, MITRE
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126337/Wireshark-1.8.12-1.10.5-wiretap-mpeg.c-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html CVE, MITRE
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/57480 CVE, MITRE
http://secunia.com/advisories/57489 CVE, MITRE
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2871 CVE, MITRE
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33069 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66066 CVE, MITRE
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907 CVE, MITRE
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-04.html CVE, MITRE Vendor Advisory 
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9843 CVE, MITRE
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f567435ac7140c96a5de56dbce3d5e7659af4d09 CVE, MITRE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2014-2299
NVD Published Date:
03/11/2014
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2025
Source:
MITRE