CVE-2013-3559: debian debian_linux Numeric Errors
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2013-3559 is a medium (CVSS 5.0) Numeric Errors 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.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 5 · Related 1Timeline
- 25-05-2013PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 uses incorrect integer data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, and heap memory corruption or NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a malformed packet.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
3.32%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
88%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 3.32% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugs.wireshark.org)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- wireshark< 1.8.7-1
- debian_linuxEOL8.0
Opensuse1 product
- opensuseEOL11.4 | 12.2 | 12.3
Ubuntu1 product
- wireshark< 1.10.6-1
Wireshark1 product
- wiresharkEOL1.8.0 | 1.8.1 | 1.8.2 | 1.8.3 | 1.8.4 | 1.8.5 | 1.8.6
4 vendors · 5 products
References
20 links- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16228VDB EntrySignatureX Refsource OVAL
- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8231X Refsource CONFIRM
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- bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8541X Refsource CONFIRM