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CVE-2014-6425

Published: 20 September 2014

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.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Ignored
(end of life)
precise Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable

upstream
Released (1.12.1)
utopic
Released (1.12.1+g01b65bf-2~ubuntu14.10.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/3485/3/epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c,unified