CVE-2014-5161 | BDVDB-2026-62999 Detail
Description#
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.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57593
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.