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CVE-2014-5161 REJECTED

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.

EPSS 0.33% · 55.7th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score
0.33%
55.7th percentile

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTSwireshark0, 1.10.2-1, 1.10.3-1

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