CVE-2014-2282 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted SS7 MTP3 packets due to improper memory allocation in the M3UA dissector.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-2282?
CVE-2014-2282 is a medium-severity denial of service 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 dissect_protocol_data_parameter function in epan/dissectors/packet-m3ua.c in the M3UA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SS7 MTP3 packet.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2282?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2014-2282?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-2282 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2282 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2282, GHSA-jq5p-rpmm-mhv2, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2282.