The dissect_frame function in epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c in the frame metadissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.8 interprets a negative integer as a length value even though it was intended to represent an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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EUVD-2014-3952 | The dissect_frame function in epan/dissectors/packet-frame.c in the frame metadissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.8 interprets a negative integer as a length value even though it was intended to represent an error condition, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T11:04:27.968Z
Reserved: 2014-06-11T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2014-4020
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2014-06-18T16:55:08.233
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2014-4020
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