libpcap: file parser crash (wnpa-sec-2014-05)
Published Jun 18, 2014
9.3
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 5.93%
Description
wiretap/libpcap.c in the libpcap file parser in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.4 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted packet-trace file that includes a large packet.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
libpcap
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
libpcap
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
libpcap
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
wireshark
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | libpcap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | libpcap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | libpcap | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Moderate security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
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 (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.93% (0.05926) | 93.03th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.93% (0.05926) | 92.29th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.23% (0.01230) | 77.32th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.96% (0.04960) | 82.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 1.24% (0.01238) | 77.85th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 7.02% (0.07018) | 93.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 16, 2024 | 4.90% (0.04896) | 92.82th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 23, 2023 | 5.00% (0.04999) | 91.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 2, 2023 | 6.91% (0.06910) | 93.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 7.30% (0.07299) | 92.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 89.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 88.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 5.14% (0.05139) | 75.16th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (10)
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.10/wiretap/libpcap.c?r1=53123&r2=53122&pathrev=53123 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=53123 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-05.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4174 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8808 x_refsource_MISC
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9390 x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9753 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086033 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4174
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4174
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.10/wiretap/libpcap.c?r1=53123&r2=53122&pathrev=53123 | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=53123 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-05.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-4174 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8808 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9390 | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9753 | x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1086033 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-4174 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-4174 |
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