CVE-2013-3556

Publication date 25 May 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

The fragment_add_seq_common function in epan/reassemble.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark before r48943 has an incorrect pointer dereference during a comparison, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
wireshark	13.04 raring	Not affected
	12.10 quantal	Not affected
	12.04 LTS precise	Not affected
	10.04 LTS lucid	Not affected

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Patch details

Notes

seth-arnold

apparently only in trunk, see also CVE-2013-3557

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
wireshark	Upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48943

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Other references

http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/05/20/7
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-3556