5.0
MEDIUM
CVE-2014-6425
Wireshark CUPS Denial of Service Buffer Over-Read
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 20, 2014, 10:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:21 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.9

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-6425 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Wireshark wireshark

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-6425 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c10396dbbf782a576bc1f9a931cf86090cec3878 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git;a=commit;h=c10396dbbf782a576bc1f9a931cf86090cec3878
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 22, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.33 }} 0.01%

score

0.70911

percentile

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