CVE-2014-5161

MediumCVSS 5.0/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 5.0/10AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Aug 1, 2014
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2014-5161: Medium severity, CVSS 5.0 | Vulnix