CVE-2013-3556 json
The fragment_add_seq_common function in epan/reassemble.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark before r48943 has an incorrect pointer de…
published 13y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2013-3491
- cvss
- 5.0
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.9%
- EPSS 2.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 86%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The fragment_add_seq_common function in epan/reassemble.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark before r48943 has an incorrect pointer dereference during a comparison, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.
Patch / fix
- wireshark openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.2.2-1.1
opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10199-1
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red hat product security vex CVE-2013-3556 updated cvss 4.3
wireshark: DoS (crash) in the ASN.1 BER dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-25, upstream #8599)
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 wireshark Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 wireshark, wireshark-gnomenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
2.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 86% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
References
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html
vendor-advisory
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gentoo.org
/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html
vendor-advisory
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lists.opensuse.org
/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
vendor-advisory
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wireshark.org
/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/53425
third-party-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/54425
third-party-advisory
- bugs.wireshark.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599
- wireshark.org /docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html
- anonsvn.wireshark.org /viewvc/trunk/epan/reassemble.c?r1=48943&r2=48942&pathrev=48943
- anonsvn.wireshark.org /viewvc?view=revision&revision=48943
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2013-3556
- NVD CVE-2013-3556
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