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critical 9.3

CVE-2014-2299 in the critical feed json

Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 al…

published 2014-03-11 12 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-2337

cvss
9.3
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
47.1%
EPSS 47.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 98%
public exploits
2
Metasploit, Exploit-DB

Summary

Buffer overflow in the mpeg_read function in wiretap/mpeg.c in the MPEG parser in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large record in MPEG data.

Patch / fix

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

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-2299

  • wireshark Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 1.10.6-1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-2299

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 5 1.0.15-6.el5_10
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 5 1.0.15-6.el5_10
  • wireshark RHEL 6 1.8.10-7.el6_5
  • wireshark-gnome RHEL 6 1.8.10-7.el6_5

red hat advisories RHSA-2014:0341RHSA-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-2014-2299 updated cvss 6.8

wireshark: buffer overflow in MPEG file parser (wnpa-sec-2014-04)

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) wireshark 1.0.15-6.el5_10, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-6.el5_10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) wireshark 1.0.15-6.el5_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0341
  • 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
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0342
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) wireshark 1.0.15-6.el5_10, wireshark-gnome 1.0.15-6.el5_10
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2014:0341
  • 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 7 wireshark, wireshark-gnome
    not affected: vulnerable code not present

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Timeline

  1. Published
  2. First public exploit (Metasploit exploit/windows/fileformat/wireshark_mpeg_overflow)

Exploit prediction

47.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 98% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 9.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

Sources

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