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CVE-2014-6425
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…
Medium5.0EPSS 2.8%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 2.8% · top 13% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (10)
- https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c10396dbbf782a576bc1f9a931cf86090cec3878 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 61933 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10353 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1677 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHSA-2014:1676 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- 60280 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-15.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 61929 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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