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CVE-2014-5161

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 a…

Impact

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 products

VendorProductAffected versions
WiresharkWireshark
Versions 1.10.0, 1.10.1, 1.10.2, 1.10.3, 1.10.4, 1.10.5

Weakness classification

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