CVE-2014-2299

critical
Published 2014-03-11 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
9.3
VIR risk
9.3

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-2299

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: cve@mitre.org — http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-04.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
debian debianbookwormfixed1.10.6-1
debian debianbullseyefixed1.10.6-1
debian debianforkyfixed1.10.6-1
debian debiansidfixed1.10.6-1
debian debiantrixiefixed1.10.6-1

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
wiresharkwireshark1.8.0
wiresharkwireshark1.8.1
wiresharkwireshark1.8.2
wiresharkwireshark1.8.3
wiresharkwireshark1.8.4
wiresharkwireshark1.8.5
wiresharkwireshark1.8.6
wiresharkwireshark1.8.7
wiresharkwireshark1.8.8
wiresharkwireshark1.8.9
wiresharkwireshark1.8.10
wiresharkwireshark1.8.11
wiresharkwireshark1.8.12
wiresharkwireshark1.10.0
wiresharkwireshark1.10.1
wiresharkwireshark1.10.2
wiresharkwireshark1.10.3
wiresharkwireshark1.10.4
wiresharkwireshark1.10.5

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.