wireshark: Catapult DCT2000 and IrDA dissectors buffer underrun (wnpa-sec-2014-08)
Published Aug 1, 2014
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 2.47%
Description
The dissect_log function in plugins/irda/packet-irda.c in the IrDA dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.9 does not properly strip '\n' characters, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer underflow and application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.10.0
- 1.10.1
- 1.10.2
- 1.10.3
- 1.10.4
- 1.10.5
- 1.10.6
- 1.10.7
- 1.10.8
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
wireshark
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
wireshark
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | wireshark | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | wireshark | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02469) | 83.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.47% (0.02469) | 82.36th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 42.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 74.31th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 13, 2024 | 0.40% (0.00396) | 72.95th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 72.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 68.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (11)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://secunia.com/advisories/57593 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5161 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1125767 Issue Tracking
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5161
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5161
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57593 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-5161 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1125767 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-5161 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-5161 |
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