CVE-2013-3557

Published: May 25, 2013Modified: Apr 29, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

The dissect_ber_choice function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not properly initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

Affected (26)

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

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

15 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 1.6.14
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 B

7 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
Wireshark Wireshark	Version 1.8.6

Configuration C

4 vulnerable

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

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (32)

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c?r1=48944&r2=48943&pathrev=48944

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48944

Source: cve@mitre.org

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/53425

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2700

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599

Source: cve@mitre.org

Exploit

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16521

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c?r1=48944&r2=48943&pathrev=48944

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

Patch

http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48944

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

Patch

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html

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

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html

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

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/53425

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

http://secunia.com/advisories/54425

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

http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2700

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

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml

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

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172

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

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html

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

Vendor Advisory

https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599

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

Exploit

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16521

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

https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html

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

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