Loading vulnerability…
CVE-2014-2299 is a buffer overflow in Wireshark's MPEG parser when it processes an oversized record in MPEG data. It affects Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.13 and 1.10.x before 1.10.6. Processing a crafted MPEG capture or data stream can overflow memory during record handling, causing an application crash or potentially enabling code execution in the security context of the user running Wireshark.
Mallory correlates every CVE against your assets, your vendors, and active adversary campaigns. Know which vulnerabilities matter for you, not just which ones are loud.
What it means. What to do now. Patch path, mitigations, and the assume-compromise checklist.
What an attacker gets, and what they’ve been doing with it.
If you can’t patch tonight, do this now.
Patch, then assume compromise.
1 valid exploit after Mallory filtered fakes, detection scripts, and README-only repos.
This repository contains a single Metasploit module targeting a stack buffer overflow vulnerability in Wireshark (CVE-2014-2299). The exploit is implemented in Ruby and is designed to generate a malicious .pcap file (default name: mpeg_overflow.pcap) that, when opened in a vulnerable version of Wireshark (<= 1.8.12 or 1.10.5) on Windows XP SP2/SP3, triggers a buffer overflow via the wiretap/mpeg.c parser. The exploit uses a ROP chain to bypass DEP and injects a customizable Metasploit payload (shellcode) into the file. The module provides two specific targets (Spanish and English Windows XP SP2/SP3) and leverages DLLs present in the Wireshark installation for exploitation. The main attack vector is local, requiring the victim to open the crafted file. The repository is structured as a single Ruby file within the Metasploit framework's fileformat exploits directory.
Products and vendors Mallory has correlated with this vulnerability. Open in Mallory to drill down to specific CPE configurations and version ranges.
Vendor-confirmed product mapping. Mallory continuously reconciles this list against your asset inventory.
2 sources tracked across advisories, community write-ups, and news. New activity surfaces here as Mallory finds it.
A buffer overflow in the Wireshark MPEG file parser that could cause a crash and possibly allow arbitrary code execution when processing malformed network packets or malicious dump files.
A remotely exploitable buffer overflow in Wireshark's MPEG parser, specifically the mpeg_read function, allowing arbitrary code execution or application denial of service through a crafted MPEG record.
Query your assets running an affected version, and investigate the blast radius.
Every observed campaign linking this CVE to a named adversary.
Malware families riding this exploit, with evidence and IOCs.
YARA, Sigma, Snort, and vendor rules, auto-deployed to your SIEM.
Cross-references every affected SKU, including bundled OEM variants.
Community discussion across Reddit, Mastodon, and other social sources.