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CVE-2014-6421: wireshark

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-6421DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6421
Published 20-09-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-6421 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.91% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
21/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.91%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 3
MGASA-2014-0386RHSA-2014:1676RHSA-2014:1677

Timeline

  1. 20-09-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that leverages split memory ownership between the SDP and RTP dissectors.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.91%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

87%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.91% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.91%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.12.0~rc1-1
Ubuntu1 product
  • wireshark< 2.6.3-1~ubuntu14.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu16.04.1 | < 2.6.3-1~ubuntu18.04.1
Wireshark1 product
  • wiresharkEOL1.10.0 | 1.10.1 | 1.10.2 | 1.10.3 | 1.10.4 | 1.10.5 | 1.10.6 | 1.10.7 | 1.10.8 | 1.10.9

3 vendors · 3 products

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