CVE-2014-2281 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via memory corruption in Wireshark by sending a crafted NFS packet.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-2281?
CVE-2014-2281 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 11 Mar 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The nfs_name_snoop_add_name function in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not validate a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted NFS packet.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2281?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2281?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2014-2281 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2281 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2281, GHSA-c3gc-q6xc-6hv4, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2281.