Buffer overflow in Wireshark
CVE-2013-2477
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (61.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:16589 (signature, vdb-entry)
- www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-12.html (Vendor Advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html (vendor-advisory)
- secunia.com/advisories/52471 (third-party-advisory)
- www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html (vendor-advisory)
- anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi