CVE-2014-5162
wireshark: Catapult DCT2000 and IrDA dissectors buffer underrun (wnpa-sec-2014-08)
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
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Published · July 31, 2014
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
The read_new_line function in wiretap/catapult_dct2000.c in the Catapult DCT2000 dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip '\n' and '\r' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (off-by-one buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
CVSS score applicability
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Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 2.0 · 4.3AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE not specified