Numeric Errors Affecting wireshark-devel package, versions <0:1.8.10-4.12.amzn1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.18% (85th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN201803-WIRESHARKDEVEL-1671045
  • published27 Sept 2021
  • disclosed25 May 2013

Introduced: 25 May 2013

CVE-2013-3559  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-189  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2018.03 wireshark-devel to version 0:1.8.10-4.12.amzn1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS-2013-251.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream wireshark-devel package and not the wireshark-devel package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2018.03 relevant fixed versions and status.

epan/dissectors/packet-dcp-etsi.c in the DCP ETSI dissector in Wireshark 1.8.x before 1.8.7 uses incorrect integer data types, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (integer overflow, and heap memory corruption or NULL pointer dereference, and application crash) via a malformed packet.

CVSS Scores

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