DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5161

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2014-5161

    Published: 1 Aug 2014Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-5161

    Summary:

    Details: 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: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-5161

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: wireshark

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/wireshark?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1

    Affected versions

    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
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