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CVE-2014-4174
wiretap/libpcap.c in the libpcap file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause…
High9.3EPSS 5.9%
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- mitre
Description
wiretap/libpcap.c in the libpcap file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file that includes a large packet.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High9.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.9% · top 6.7% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 9.3.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=53123 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8808 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9753 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-05.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.10/wiretap/libpcap.c?r1=53123&r2=53122&pathrev=53123 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9390 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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