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.
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
| Link | Tags |
|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-09/msg00058.html | vendor advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2014-09/msg00033.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2014/dsa-3002 | vendor advisory |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-08/msg00025.html | vendor advisory |
| http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-08.html | vendor advisory |
| https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=16f8ba1bed579344df373bf38fff552ab8baf380 | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/57593 | third party advisory |