# CVE-2014-2281: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-03-11 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://secunia.com/advisories/57489
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9672
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57480
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-01.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00046.html
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/multiple_vulnerabilities_in_wireshark10
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1029907
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=54875
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-03/msg00047.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-2871
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-nfs.c?r1=54875&r2=54874&pathrev=54875

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