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.
Published: 2014-08-01
Score: 5.0 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-3002-1 wireshark security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2014-5059 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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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:34:37.587Z

Reserved: 2014-07-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-5161

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-08-01T11:13:10.163

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-5161

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-07-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-5161 - Bugzilla

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