CVE-2014-4020 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in Wireshark versions 1.10.x prior to 1.10.8. The flaw resides in the dissect_frame function, where a negative integer, intended as an error indicator, is mistakenly interpreted as a length value when processing crafted packets, leading to an application crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and potential for partial availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.10.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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