CVE-2013-2477
low
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
3.3
Description
The CSN.1 dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage function pointers, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
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
SUSE Affected 3 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| 12.3 | Affected | — |
| 12.2 | Affected | — |
| 11.4 | Affected | — |
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 1.8.2-5 |
| sid | Fixed | 1.8.2-5 |
| forky | Fixed | 1.8.2-5 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 1.8.2-5 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 1.8.2-5 |
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47888
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52471
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-12.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8383
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16589
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-2477
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.