Input validation error in Wireshark - CVE-2013-7113
Published: December 20, 2013 / Updated: August 10, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42225
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-2013-7113
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.
epan/dissectors/packet-bssgp.c in the BSSGP dissector in Wireshark 1.10.x before 1.10.4 incorrectly relies on a global variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-7113
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk-1.10/epan/dissectors/packet-bssgp.c?r1=53803&r2=53802&pathrev=53803
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=53803
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00007.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2014-01/msg00011.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56052
- http://secunia.com/advisories/56313
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2825
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-67.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9488