CVE-2014-5163
The APN decode functionality in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c in the GTP and GSM Management dissectors in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not completely initialize a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
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EPSS
Probability of exploitation (next 30 days): 0.0074 (0.7%)
Percentile: 73.0%
EPSS: 2026-05-06
Affects
wireshark:wiresharkTechnical description
The APN decode functionality in (1) epan/dissectors/packet-gtp.c and (2) epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_a_gm.c in the GTP and GSM Management dissectors in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not completely initialize a certain buffer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Published: 8/1/2014, 11:13:10 AM
Last modified: 5/6/2026, 10:30:45 PM
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-09.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10216
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=3fc441e7a5008640c68ec985e669d5092414a519