CVE-2014-5161
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.025 · 84 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The dissect_log function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c in the IrDA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
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affected products (11)
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references (17)
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- http://secunia.com/advisories/59299cnnvd
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.htmlcnnvd
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380cnnvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57593enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002enisa_euvd
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