CVE - CVE-2014-5161

CVE-ID
CVE-2014-5161	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
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.
References
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CONFIRM:http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html CONFIRM:https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380 DEBIAN:DSA-3002 URL:http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002 SECUNIA:57593 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/57593 SUSE:SUSE-SU-2014:1221 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2014:1038 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html SUSE:openSUSE-SU-2014:1249 URL:http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20140731	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20140731)
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Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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