CVE-2013-3557: debian debian_linux

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2013-3557 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 3.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 88.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 25-05-2013
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 06-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The dissect_ber_choice function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not properly initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.