Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2013-6336
Published: November 4, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32611
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6336
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The ieee802154_map_rec function in epan/dissectors/packet-ieee802154.c in the IEEE 802.15.4 dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 uses an incorrect pointer chain, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected software
Wireshark
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
wireshark (Alpine package)
Amazon Linux AMI
Gentoo Linux
wireshark (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6336
Install update from vendor's website.
Wireshark - update to 1.8.11
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.8.11-r0
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.8.11-r0
External References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ieee802154.c?r1=52036&r2=52035&pathrev=52036
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=52036
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00027.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2792
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-61.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9139
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19193