CVE-2014-8713 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.0 Published 23 Nov 2014 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via crafted NCP packets due to a stack-based buffer overflow in the 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-2014-8713?

CVE-2014-8713 is a medium-severity memory corruption 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

Stack-based buffer overflow in the build_expert_data function in epan/dissectors/packet-ncp2222.inc in the NCP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8713?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wireshark Wireshark.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8713?

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-2014-8713 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8713 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8713, GHSA-rpxh-vw36-4cqf, UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8713.