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CVE-2014-5162

The read_new_line function in wiretap/catapult_dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip '\n' and '…

Impact

The read_new_line function in wiretap/catapult_dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip '\n' and '\r' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (off-by-one 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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