CVE-2014-6425

Publication date 20 September 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wireshark	14.10 utopic	Fixed 1.12.1+g01b65bf-2~ubuntu14.10.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Ignored end of life

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
wireshark	Upstream: https://code.wireshark.org/review/#/c/3485/3/epan/dissectors/packet-cups.c,unified

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-15.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-6425