wireshark: RLC dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-10)
Published Aug 1, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.81%
Description
The rlc_decode_li function in epan/dissectors/packet-rlc.c in the RLC dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 initializes a certain structure member only after this member is used, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.10.4
- 1.10.5
- 1.10.6
- 1.10.7
- 1.10.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| 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 | Will not fix | 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:L/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 (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02807) | 86.00th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.81% (0.02807) | 84.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.24% (0.00239) | 45.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 85.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 1.17% (0.01165) | 84.57th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 1.12% (0.01120) | 82.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 1.00% (0.01004) | 81.33th | 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://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57593 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-10.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5164 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9795 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1125763 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=ba6eb5c72ffe82ca0e51c7083240975a5b118ad2 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5164
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5164
Change history (0)
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