CVE-2014-6425

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    CVE-2014-6425

    Published: 20 Sept 2014Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The (1) get_quoted_string and (2) get_unquoted_string functions in epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c in the CUPS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a CUPS packet that lacks a trailing '\0' character.

    References: http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html, http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/60280, http://secunia.com/advisories/61929, http://secunia.com/advisories/61933, https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10353, http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676, http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677, http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-15.html, https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c10396dbbf782a576bc1f9a931cf86090cec3878

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
    CVE-2014-6425 | CVE-DB