Improper Input Validation Affecting wireshark package, versions [,1.6.13)[1.8.0,1.8.5)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.23% (61st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-WIRESHARK-2318380
  • published14 Dec 2021
  • disclosed3 Feb 2013
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 3 Feb 2013

CVE-2013-1584  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-20  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade wireshark to version 1.6.13, 1.8.5 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Input Validation. The dissect_version_5_and_6_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.

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