Buffer Underflow and Application Crash in Wireshark IrDA Dissector

CVE-2014-5161 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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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