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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T11:34:37.587Z

Reserved: 2014-07-31T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2014-5161

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2014-08-01T11:13:10.163

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2014-5161

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2014-07-31T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2014-5161 - Bugzilla