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CVE-2014-6426: wireshark Resource Management Errors

CVSS: 5.0v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2014-6426
Published 20-09-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-6426 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Resource Management Errors vulnerability in wireshark. EPSS estimates a 2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
20/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.0/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.38%
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 2 · Related 1
OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1RHSA-2014:1676

Timeline

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

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.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.38%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

84%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.38% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
2.38%

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

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • wireshark< 1.12.1+g01b65bf-1
Wireshark1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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