CVE-2013-2478

Published: Mar 7, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

3.3

Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability: 6.5 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet that (1) triggers an integer overflow or (2) has embedded '\0' characters in a string.

Affected (25)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Opensuse: Opensuse · Wireshark: Wireshark

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

5 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 7.0
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 11.4
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.1
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.2
Opensuse Opensuse	Version 12.3

Configuration B

14 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.10
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.11
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.12
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.13
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.5
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.6
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.7
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.8
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.6.9

Configuration C

6 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.0
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.1
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.2
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.3
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.4
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.5

Related CWEs

References (22)

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.8/epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c?r1=47981&r2=47980&pathrev=47981

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47981

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/52471

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2644

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.14.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-13.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8382

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16447

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.8/epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c?r1=47981&r2=47980&pathrev=47981

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=47981

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://secunia.com/advisories/52471

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2644

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.14.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-13.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8382

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16447

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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