CVE-2013-7113
medium
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
5.0
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 1.10.4-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 1.10.4-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 1.10.4-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 1.10.4-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 1.10.4-1 |
References
- 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
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2013-7113
CWEs
CWE-20
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.