# CVE-2014-6421: Use-after-free vulnerability in the SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (a

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2014-09-20 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Use-after-free vulnerability in the SDP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet that leverages split memory ownership between the SDP and RTP dissectors.

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## References

- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9920
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=04c05a21e34cec326f1aff2f5f8a6e74e1ced984
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-12.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61929

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