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Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2013-1586

CVE-2013-1586

UNKNOWN

The fragment_set_tot_len function in epan/reassemble.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly determine the length of a reassembled packet for the DTLS dissector, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet

Published Feb 3, 2013

Modified 2 years ago

Details

The fragment_set_tot_len function in epan/reassemble.c in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 does not properly determine the length of a reassembled packet for the DTLS dissector, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

References

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/reassemble.c?r1=46999&r2=46998&pathrev=46999

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=46999

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00028.html

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-02/msg00037.html

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2625

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-05.html

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8111

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16048

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1586

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v2.0

2.9

Exploitability

Access Vector

Adjacent NetworkAV:A

Access Complexity

MediumAC:M

Authentication

NoneAu:N

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

PartialA:P

2.9/AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 3, 2013

ModifiedAug 6, 2024

CVE-2013-1586 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence