Buffer Over-read and Application Crash in CUPS Dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1

Buffer Over-read and Application Crash in CUPS Dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1

CVE-2014-6425 · MEDIUM Severity

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

The (1) get_quoted_string and (2) get_unquoted_string functions in epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c in the CUPS dissector in Wireshark 1.12.x before 1.12.1 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read and application crash) via a CUPS packet that lacks a trailing '\0' character.

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