5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-6428
Wireshark SES Denial of Service
Description

The dissect_spdu function in epan/dissectors/packet-ses.c in the SES dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not initialize a certain ID value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 12, 2025, 10:46 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6428 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-6428.

URL Resource
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
http://secunia.com/advisories/60578
http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-18.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10454
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=433a444d148f86f2562f804d25a57d00dc277cc0
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
http://secunia.com/advisories/60578
http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-18.html
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10454
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=433a444d148f86f2562f804d25a57d00dc277cc0

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  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
    Added Reference http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
    Added Reference http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
    Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/60578
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
    Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3049
    Added Reference http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-18.html
    Added Reference https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10454
    Added Reference https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=433a444d148f86f2562f804d25a57d00dc277cc0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=433a444d148f86f2562f804d25a57d00dc277cc0 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=433a444d148f86f2562f804d25a57d00dc277cc0
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.56 }} -0.19%

score

0.65571

percentile

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