CVE-2014-6425 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can crash Wireshark via a malformed CUPS packet, causing a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2014-6425?
CVE-2014-6425 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wireshark Wireshark, published on 20 Sep 2014. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-6425?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Wireshark Wireshark.
How do I fix CVE-2014-6425?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-6425 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-6425 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Wireshark Wireshark
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2014-6425, GHSA-75mm-8952-gf7g.