CVE-2014-5161
EPSS 0.33%wireshark - security update
Published: 8/1/2014Modified: 4/28/2026
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.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.2.11-6+squeeze15
- Debian/wiresharkfrom 0, < 1.8.2-5wheezy11