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    CVE-2013-3557

    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.

    Published:May 17, 2013
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:May 25, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.0418
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Opensuse
    Product
    Opensuse
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux
    Vendor
    Wireshark
    Product
    Wireshark

    Exploits

    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599

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    References

    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c?r1=48944&r2=48943&pathrev=48944
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48944
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/53425
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2700
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16521
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc/trunk/epan/dissectors/packet-ber.c?r1=48944&r2=48943&pathrev=48944
    http://anonsvn.wireshark.org/viewvc?view=revision&revision=48944
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00048.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00083.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00194.html
    http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2013-06/msg00196.html
    http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2014-0341.html
    http://secunia.com/advisories/53425
    http://secunia.com/advisories/54425
    http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2700
    http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-201308-05.xml
    http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:172
    http://www.wireshark.org/security/wnpa-sec-2013-25.html
    https://bugs.wireshark.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=8599
    https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A16521
    https://www.wireshark.org/docs/relnotes/wireshark-1.6.15.html

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