Field Assessment
AI analysis pending.
CVE
CVE-2014-5161
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5
EPSS
2.47%
Original Filing — NVD 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.