CVE-2014-2907 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 4.3 Published 24 Apr 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted RTP packets due to improper SRTP conversation data updates, requiring an upgrade to fix.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2014-2907?

CVE-2014-2907 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 24 Apr 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The srtp_add_address function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtp.c in the RTP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.7 does not properly update SRTP conversation data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-2907?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2014-2907?

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-2014-2907 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-2907 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2907, GHSA-2mg7-924f-g32v, MGASA-2014-0195, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2907.