Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2013-6339
Published: November 4, 2013 / Updated: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32613
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6339
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Wireshark
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_openwire_type function in epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c in the OpenWire dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (loop) via a crafted packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-6339
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c?r1=52458&r2=52457&pathrev=52458
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-openwire.c?r1=52463&r2=52462&pathrev=52463
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=52458
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=52463
- 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.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-64.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9248
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19086