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CVE-2014-6425
Published:September 20, 2014
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (13)
http://secunia.com/advisories/61929
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-6425
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1676
http://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2014-1677
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1677.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/60280
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=10353
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-6425
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-1676.html
https://code.wireshark.org/review/gitweb?p=wireshark.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=c10396dbbf782a576bc1f9a931cf86090cec3878
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2014-15.html
http://secunia.com/advisories/61933
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-6425
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
1.20