CVE-2014-8711 Integer overflow in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted AMQP packets due to integer overflows in the dissector, 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-2014-8711?
CVE-2014-8711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 23 Nov 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Multiple integer overflows in epan/dissectors/packet-amqp.c in the AMQP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted amqp_0_10 PDU in a packet.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8711?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8711?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Is CVE-2014-8711 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8711 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8711, GHSA-7q9f-2f5w-393w, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8711.