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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-2478

The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…

LOW 3.3EPSS 1.08%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The dissect_server_info function in epan/dissectors/packet-ms-mms.c in the MS-MMS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not properly manage string lengths, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet that (1) triggers an integer overflow or (2) has embedded '\0' characters in a string.

CVSS 2.0
3.3 LOWAV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
1.08% probability · 63th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-189
Affected
debian/debian linux · opensuse/opensuse · wireshark/wireshark
Source
cve@mitre.org

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.