wireshark: M3UA dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-02)
Published Mar 11, 2014
4.3
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.08%
Description
The dissect_protocol_data_parameter function in epan/dissectors/packet-m3ua.c in the M3UA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not properly allocate memory, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted SS7 MTP3 packet.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Not vulnerable. This issue does not affect the version of wireshark package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 and 6.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.08% (0.02079) | 80.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.06% (0.02061) | 78.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00559) | 65.59th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.62% (0.01622) | 70.31th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00559) | 66.26th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 66.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 64.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00260) | 61.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 72.88th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 70.87th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.41% (0.01408) | 49.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-m3ua.c?r1=51608&r2=51607&pathrev=51608 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=51608 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57480 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-02.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2282 Vendor Advisory
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark10 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9699 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074112 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2282
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2282
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-m3ua.c?r1=51608&r2=51607&pathrev=51608 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=51608 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57480 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907 | vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-02.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2282 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark10 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9699 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074112 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2282 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2282 |
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