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CVE-2013-3557
Published: May 25, 2013
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
The dissect_ber_choice function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not properly initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
53425
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
openSUSE-SU-2013:0911
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16521
vdb-entry
signature
x_refsource_OVAL
RHSA-2014:0341
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
54425
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48944
x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
GLSA-201308-05
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599
x_refsource_CONFIRM
openSUSE-SU-2013:1086
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html
x_refsource_CONFIRM
DSA-2700
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
openSUSE-SU-2013:0947
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
MDVSA-2013:172
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
openSUSE-SU-2013:1084
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
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