CVE-2014-5161

NameCVE-2014-5161
DescriptionThe 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-38-1, DSA-3002-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
wireshark (PTS)bullseye3.4.10-0+deb11u1fixed
bullseye (security)3.4.16-0+deb11u1fixed
bookworm4.0.17-0+deb12u1fixed
bookworm (security)4.0.11-1~deb12u1fixed
trixie4.4.0-1fixed
sid4.4.2-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
wiresharksourcesqueeze1.2.11-6+squeeze15
wiresharksourcewheezy1.8.2-5wheezy11DSA-3002-1
wiresharksource(unstable)1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1

Notes

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html

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