CVE-2014-5162
EPSS 0.33%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-5162
To remediate CVE-2014-5162, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/wireshark—upgrade to 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1 or later
Is CVE-2014-5162 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1