CVE-2014-8711

CVE-2014-8711 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Wireshark with a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0. It is not currently listed as actively exploited by CISA, and its EPSS exploit-prediction score is low. The underlying weakness is classified as CWE-189.

Key facts

• Severity: Medium (CVSS 2.0 base score 5.0)
• EPSS exploit prediction: 3% (87th percentile)
• Actively exploited: Not listed in CISA KEV
• Weakness: CWE-189
• Affected product: Wireshark
• Published: 2014-11-23
• Last modified: 2026-06-17

Description

Multiple integer overflows in epan/dissectors/packet-amqp.c in the AMQP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted amqp_0_10 PDU in a packet.

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2014-8711?

Multiple integer overflows in epan/dissectors/packet-amqp.c in the AMQP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.11 and 1.12.x before 1.12.2 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted amqp_0_10 PDU in a packet.

How severe is CVE-2014-8711?

CVE-2014-8711 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.0, rated medium severity.

Is CVE-2014-8711 being actively exploited?

It is not currently listed in CISA's KEV catalog. Its EPSS exploit-prediction score is 3% (87th percentile), an estimate of the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What products are affected by CVE-2014-8711?

CVE-2014-8711 primarily affects Wireshark. In total, 13 product configurations (CPEs) are listed as vulnerable; see the affected-products list for the exact versions.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8711?

Review the linked vendor and NVD advisories for patched versions and mitigations, then upgrade or apply the recommended workaround.

When was CVE-2014-8711 published?

CVE-2014-8711 was published on 2014-11-23 and last updated on 2026-06-17.

References

• http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145658.html
• http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-11/msg00104.html
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1460.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60231
• http://secunia.com/advisories/60290
• http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3076
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjan2015-2370101.html
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71070
• http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-21.html
• https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10582
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8def8ef9c40189472a46d9b1ad95289780e09af5
• https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=8f62bb7cce5a82baa543b14800fd7c12548b497a

Affected products (13)

• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.10.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:wireshark:wireshark:1.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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