wireshark: buffer overflow in MPEG file parser (wnpa-sec-2014-04)
Published Mar 11, 2014
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 47.42%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
- 1.8.0
- 1.8.1
- 1.8.2
- 1.8.3
- 1.8.4
- 1.8.5
- 1.8.6
- 1.8.7
- 1.8.8
- 1.8.9
- 1.8.10
- 1.8.11
- 1.8.12
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark-0:1.0.15-6.el5_10
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0341
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark-0:1.8.10-7.el6_5
Fixed · RHSA-2014:0342
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark-0:1.0.15-6.el5_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0341 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark-0:1.8.10-7.el6_5 | Fixed | RHSA-2014:0342 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (19 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 47.42% (0.47422) | 98.81th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 47.14% (0.47143) | 98.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| May 1, 2026 | 66.92% (0.66920) | 98.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 13, 2026 | 67.96% (0.67962) | 98.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Aug 3, 2025 | 70.17% (0.70169) | 98.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 68.31% (0.68309) | 98.49th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 76.70% (0.76701) | 98.63th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 72.70% (0.72700) | 98.69th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 95.20% (0.95203) | 99.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 95.17% (0.95171) | 99.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 9, 2024 | 95.27% (0.95273) | 99.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 21, 2024 | 95.12% (0.95116) | 99.15th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 5, 2023 | 94.78% (0.94780) | 99.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 95.03% (0.95030) | 99.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 15, 2023 | 94.71% (0.94706) | 98.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 4, 2023 | 94.05% (0.94046) | 98.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 93.79% (0.93793) | 98.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 69.34% (0.69338) | 99.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 69.34% (0.69338) | 98.96th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (19)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/104199 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/126337/Wireshark-1.8.12-1.10.5-wiretap-mpeg.c-Stack-Buffer-Overflow.html x_refsource_MISC
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57480 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57489 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2871 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/33069 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/66066 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-04.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-2299 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9843 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1074109 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=f567435ac7140c96a5de56dbce3d5e7659af4d09 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-2299
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-2299
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