Out-of-Bounds Affecting wireshark package, versions <1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.4% (75th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-WIRESHARK-377878
  • published1 Aug 2014
  • disclosed1 Aug 2014

Introduced: 1 Aug 2014

CVE-2014-5161  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:10 wireshark to version 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark package and not the wireshark package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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