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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2013-3558

The dissect_ccp_bsdcomp_opt function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP CCP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not terminate a bit-field list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a…

MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 2.10%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.10%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

The dissect_ccp_bsdcomp_opt function in epan/dissectors/packet-ppp.c in the PPP CCP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not terminate a bit-field list, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

CVSS 2.0
5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
EPSS
2.10% probability · 81th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-189
Affected
wireshark/wireshark · debian/debian linux · opensuse/opensuse
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

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