CVE-2014-2281
wireshark: NFS dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-01)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · March 7, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The nfs_name_snoop_add_name function in epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c in the NFS dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6 does not validate a certain length value, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and application crash) via a crafted NFS packet.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 6.8AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer