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CVE-2013-3557

Published: 25 May 2013

The dissect_ber_choice function in epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c in the ASN.1 BER dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.15 and 1.8.x before 1.8.7 does not properly initialize a certain variable, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
wireshark
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid Not vulnerable
(1.2.7-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
quantal Ignored
(end of life)
raring Ignored
(end of life)
saucy Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Not vulnerable
(1.10.6-1)
upstream
Released (1.8.7, 1.6.15 )
utopic Not vulnerable
(1.12.0+git+4fab41a1-1)
wily Not vulnerable
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-2)
xenial Not vulnerable
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-2)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-2)
vivid Not vulnerable
(1.12.1+g01b65bf-2)
Patches:
upstream: http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48944