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

EPSS: 0.010 (59.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Wireshark — versions 1.8.0, 1.8.1, 1.8.2
  • Opensuse — versions 11.4, 12.2, 12.3
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References