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Medium
CVE-2014-6425
The (1) get_quoted_string and (2) get_unquoted_string functions in epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c in...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c10396dbbf782a576bc1f9a931cf86090cec3878
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10353
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-15.html
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
- http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
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Affected Vendor
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Vulnerable Versions:
1.12.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 20th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.