CVE-2013-1583 — Improper Input Validation in Wireshark

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation9 documents6 sources
Severity
2.9LOWNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.39%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
2
WiresharkDebian Wireshark
Timeline
PublishedFeb 3
Latest updateMay 17

Description

The dissect_version_4_primary_header function in epan/dissectors/packet-dtn.c in the DTN dissector in Wireshark 1.6.x before 1.6.13 and 1.8.x before 1.8.5 accesses an inappropriate pointer, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

CVSS vector

AV:A/AC:M/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 5.5 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages3 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.8.6-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.8.6-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark18 versions+17

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-6v5h-92hj-5vfm: The dissect_version_4_primary_header function in epan/dissectors/packet-dtn↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2013-1583: The dissect_version_4_primary_header function in epan/dissectors/packet-dtn↗2013-02-03
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Red Hat
wireshark: Invalid read (crash) in the DTN dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-03, bug 7945)↗2013-01-29
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Red Hat
wireshark: Invalid read (crash) in the DTN dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-03, bug 7945) [A different issue than CVE-2013-1583]↗2013-01-29
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Debian
CVE-2013-1583: wireshark - The dissect_version_4_primary_header function in epan/dissectors/packet-dtn.c in...↗2013
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
wireshark: Upstream v1.8.5, and v1.6.13 fixes [fedora-all]↗2013-01-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-1583 wireshark: Invalid read (crash) in the DTN dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-03, bug 7945)↗2013-01-31
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Bugzilla
CVE-2013-1584 wireshark: Invalid read (crash) in the DTN dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-03, bug 7945) [A different issue than CVE-2013-1583]↗2013-01-31
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