SB2013110405 - Input validation error in Wireshark
Published: November 4, 2013 Updated: July 28, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013110405
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2013-6340)
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.
epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c in the TCP dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.11 and 1.10.x before 1.10.3 does not properly determine the amount of remaining data, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted packet.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-tcp.c?r1=52570&r2=52569&pathrev=52570
- http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=52570
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00026.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-11/msg00027.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0342.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2792
- http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-65.html
- https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=9263
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A19298