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CVE-2014-2283 json

epan/dissectors/packet-rlc in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 uses inconsistent memory-manageme…

published 2014-03-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2321

cvss
4.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
2.7%
EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

epan/dissectors/packet-rlc in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 uses inconsistent memory-management approaches, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (use-after-free error and application crash) via a crafted UMTS Radio Link Control packet.

Patch / fix

  • wireshark Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1.10.6-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2283

  • wireshark Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.10.6-1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2283

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • wireshark RHEL 6 1.8.10-7.el6_5
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 6 1.8.10-7.el6_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0342

  • wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.2-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-2283 updated cvss 4.3

wireshark: RLC dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-03)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) wireshark 1.8.10-7.el6_5, wireshark-gnome 1.8.10-7.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.8.10-7.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) wireshark 1.8.10-7.el6_5, wireshark-gnome 1.8.10-7.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.8.10-7.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) wireshark 1.8.10-7.el6_5, wireshark-gnome 1.8.10-7.el6_5 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 6) wireshark 1.8.10-7.el6_5
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0342
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 wireshark, wireshark-gnome
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

2.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • bugs.wireshark.org https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9802 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • bugs.wireshark.org https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9730 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

References

Sources

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