Vulnerability CVE-2014-6425
Published: 2014-09-20

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.

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
Wireshark -> Wireshark 

 References:
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=c10396dbbf782a576bc1f9a931cf86090cec3878
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10353
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-15.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
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