CVE-2014-6426: Wireshark

Medium severity, CVSS 5.0. EPSS: 2.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The dissect_hip_tlv function in epan/dissectors/packet-hip.c in the HIP dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 does not properly handle a NULL tree, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via a crafted packet.

Affected products

• Wireshark Wireshark: version 1.12.0 only

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