Description
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.
Published: 2014-06-18
Score: 4.3 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD 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.
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00201}

epss

{'score': 0.00171}


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Wireshark Wireshark
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:04:27.968Z

Reserved: 2014-06-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-4020

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-06-18T16:55:08.233

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-4020

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-04-17T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-4020 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses