PT-2013-3268 · Wireshark+1 · Wireshark+1
Published
2013-02-02
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Updated
2024-06-15
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CVE-2013-1589
CVSS v2.0
2.9
Low
| Vector | AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
Wireshark versions 1.6.x through 1.6.12
Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.4
Description
The issue is related to a double free vulnerability in the dissection engine of Wireshark, specifically in the epan/proto.c file. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service, resulting in an application crash, by sending a malformed packet.
Recommendations
For Wireshark versions 1.6.x through 1.6.12, update to version 1.6.13 or later.
For Wireshark versions 1.8.x through 1.8.4, update to version 1.8.5 or later.
Fix
DoS
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Suse
Wireshark