CVE-2014-6425

medium

Published 2014-09-20 · Modified 2026-05-06

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CVSS v3

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CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

5.0

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.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

20%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
debian	bookworm	fixed	`1.12.1+g01b65bf-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`1.12.1+g01b65bf-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`1.12.1+g01b65bf-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`1.12.1+g01b65bf-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`1.12.1+g01b65bf-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
wireshark	wireshark	`1.12.0`

References

CWEs

CWE-119

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.