CVE-2014-6427
wireshark: RTSP dissector crash (wnpa-sec-2014-17)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · August 14, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
Off-by-one error in the is_rtsp_request_or_reply function in epan/dissectors/packet-rtsp.c in the RTSP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 and 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that triggers parsing of a token located one position beyond the current position.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-835 · Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')