CVE-2014-6423: Wireshark

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 3.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The tvb_raw_text_add function in epan/dissectors/packet-megaco.c in the MEGACO 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 (infinite loop) via an empty line.

Affected products

  • Wireshark Wireshark: version 1.10.0 only; version 1.10.1 only; version 1.10.2 only; version 1.10.3 only; version 1.10.4 only; version 1.10.5 only; …

Published 2014-09-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.