CVE-2013-2488
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.83%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The DTLS dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.14 and 1.8.x before 1.8.6 does not validate the fragment offset before invoking the reassembly state machine, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a large offset value that triggers write access to an invalid memory location.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 2.83% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- wireshark/wireshark · debian/debian linux · opensuse/opensuse
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48011Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52471
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2644
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.14.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-22.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8380
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16672
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48011Vendor Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00065.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-03/msg00077.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/52471
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2644
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.14.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.8.6.htmlVendor Advisory
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-22.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8380
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16672
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.