CVE-2014-4174 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability affecting Wireshark versions 1.10.x prior to 1.10.4. It allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service by processing a specially crafted packet-trace file containing an oversized packet. With a CVSS score of 9.3, this vulnerability is highly severe due to its network-based attack vector and complete compromise potential for confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion has been observed, organizations using affected Wireshark versions should prioritize patching to mitigate this high-risk flaw.
| 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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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