Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2013-5722
Published: September 16, 2013 / Updated: August 4, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU33871
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-2013-5722
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.
Unspecified vulnerability in the LDAP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.10 and 1.10.x before 1.10.2 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Affected software
Wireshark
Gentoo Linux
wireshark (Alpine package)
Gentoo Linux
wireshark (Alpine package)
How to mitigate CVE-2013-5722
Install update from vendor's website.
Wireshark - update to 1.8.10
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.8.11-r0
wireshark (Alpine package) - update to 1.8.11-r0
External References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00050.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-09/msg00052.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54812
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55022
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2756
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A18958
- https://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-59.html