CVE-2014-6421

MEDIUM 5.0CVE-2014-6421 · Published 20/09/2014 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2014-6421 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability affecting wireshark (wireshark).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 2.9%, higher than 87.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
wireshark wireshark	`= 1.10.0= 1.10.1= 1.10.2= 1.10.3= 1.10.4= 1.10.5= 1.10.6= 1.10.7= 1.10.8= 1.10.9`	No fix yet

Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that leverages split memory ownership between the SDP and RTP dissectors.

References

linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
secunia.com/advisories/60280
secunia.com/advisories/61929
secunia.com/advisories/61933
wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-12.html
bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb

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