Buffer overflow in Opensuse and Wireshark - CVE-2013-4079
Published: June 10, 2013 / Updated: August 11, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU42780
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-2013-4079
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SUSE
Wireshark.org
Wireshark.org
Affected software:
Opensuse
Wireshark
Opensuse
Wireshark
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
The dissect_schedule_message function in epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_cbch.c in the GSM CBCH dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.8 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and application hang) via a crafted packet.
How to mitigate CVE-2013-4079
Install update from vendor's website.
Sources
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-gsm_cbch.c?r1=49686&r2=49685&pathrev=49686
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=49686
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/53762
- http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
- http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.8.html
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-37.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8730
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16691