CVE-2013-3560 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String in Wireshark

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String6 documents6 sources
Severity
5.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
3.5%
top 12.47%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
4
WiresharkDebian WiresharkDebian Linux+1 more
Timeline
PublishedMay 25
Latest updateMay 14

Description

The dissect_dsmcc_un_download function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpeg-dsmcc.c in the MPEG DSM-CC dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 uses an incorrect format string, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a malformed packet.

CVSS vector

AV:N/AC:L/C:N/I:N/A:PExploitability: 10.0 | Impact: 2.9

Affected Packages4 packages

▶debiandebian/wireshark< wireshark 1.8.7-1 (bookworm)
▶Debianwireshark/wireshark< 1.8.7-1+3
▶NVDwireshark/wireshark7 versions+6
▶NVDopensuse/opensuse11.4, 12.2, 12.3+2

Also affects: Debian Linux 7.0

Patches

Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗Patch: anonsvn.wireshark.org ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

2
GHSA
GHSA-p3h5-3m58-r225: The dissect_dsmcc_un_download function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpeg-dsmcc↗2022-05-14
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OSV
CVE-2013-3560: The dissect_dsmcc_un_download function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpeg-dsmcc↗2013-05-25
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
wireshark: DoS (crash) in the MPEG DSM-CC dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-28, upstream #8481)↗2013-05-17
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Debian
CVE-2013-3560: wireshark - The dissect_dsmcc_un_download function in epan/dissectors/packet-mpeg-dsmcc.c in...↗2013
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2013-3560 wireshark: DoS (crash) in the MPEG DSM-CC dissector (wnpa-sec-2013-28, upstream #8481)↗2013-05-20
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