CVE-2014-5161

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…

published August 1, 2014

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
84.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02469 · 84.3th percentile
Published
2014-08-01T10:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 01 AUG 10:00Z
    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…
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