Buffer overflow in Wireshark

CVE-2013-4079

The dissect_schedule_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_cbch.c in the GSM CBCH dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and application hang) via a crafted packet.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th 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)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_SECUNIA, third-party-advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
cve@mitre.org (vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)
cve@mitre.org (signature, x_refsource_OVAL, vdb-entry)